Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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372. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a date has been set for his meeting with relatives of the signatories to the 1916 Proclamation as agreed at the 2011 Easter Rising GPO Commemoration. [18027/14]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 577, 588 and 589 on 25th March 2014 in which I indicated that, following receipt of the completed designs for the Moore Street national monument for verification of compliance with the decision I made on the related consent application in July 2013, I would be happy to meet with the relatives in the coming period. Those designs are currently being assessed and I intend to complete my examination and to meet the relatives and other interested parties as soon as possible.

As the Deputy may know, I have met the relatives on a number of occasions, including dedicated meetings in October 2011, June 2012, July 2013 and October 2013, and also in the context of other meetings, including the Oireachtas Group on Commemorations, and at other commemorative events.