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Other Questions: Deer Culls (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her response to the proposed deer cull in Killarney National Park in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39503/15]

Other Questions: Deer Culls (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I was worried for a moment that we would not have time to talk about Bambi. To be serious, however, this is an important question because a number of serious traffic accidents involving deer have occurred in the Killarney area. The response of the Department has been to authorise the National Parks and Wildlife Service to undertake a cull of red deer in Killarney National Park. This is an...

Other Questions: Deer Culls (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am a little confused by the Minister's reference to a count as I understood the Department had indicated that it did not have sufficient resources to conduct a count. If that is the case, it would bother me as the number of red deer in Killarney National Park is not especially significant. It probably stands at between 500 and 700 and, as such, one would expect the Department to have...

Other Questions: Deer Culls (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is a good thing that those types of culls are not carried out in politics. One wonders why it is not possible to relocate some of the red deer in Killarney National Park to other State lands. The Minister and I both come from an agricultural background and appreciate the importance of proper husbandry and management of stock. It has always struck me as particularly sad when visiting the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Council Funding (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding being provided for the Heritage Council in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39716/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Council Funding (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This is a simple and straightforward question which seeks to establish the funding situation of the Heritage Council. I am particularly conscious of the fact that the Heritage Council, like all other State bodies, has understandably suffered significant cutbacks. Will the Minister of State give some sense of what is going to happen?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Council Funding (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Has the Minister refused a request this year from the Heritage Council for a modest increase of €2.5 million in its budget? The background to this debate is the meeting of the Oireachtas committee earlier this week in which we looked at the value for money report on the work of the Arts Council. It is difficult to quantify and produce data in respect of the value of this work, even...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Council Funding (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We estimate that there are 25,000 jobs involved in the area of Ireland's historic environment and that €1.5 billion is being generated, so when we talk about investment in the Heritage Council, it is investment, not expenditure, and it more than pays for itself. Is it true the Minister of State has refused the extra €2.5 million for which the Heritage Council asked? Where...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 17. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she proposes to introduce a 20-year rule for the release of State papers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39501/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 22. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of capital funding that will be required to refurbish the National Library; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39500/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Plan (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 38. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she will take to improve the working environment for artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 39. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding being provided for the Heritage Council in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39504/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 196. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a landlord who has engaged with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (details supplied) but who has, to date, failed to achieve an outcome in circumstances where the tenant has refused to pay rent without any apparent reason, and where the landlord requires the house for own occupation; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Alternative Energy Projects (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 197. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has proposals for local authorities to bring forward guidelines for solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39898/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received a request for the reimbursement of costs incurred for meeting the needs of homeless persons in County Kildare; if this reimbursement will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39900/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for details of the M7 upgrade as recently announced by his Department; if the project will be fully integrated to include Osberstown interchange and Sallins bypass in County Kildare, as proposed by Kildare County Council; if the council will be allowed to proceed with notice to treat by March 2016, if there is a timeframe for the...

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I lend my voice to those calling for action on the one-year-----

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I have forgotten the word.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The one-year bankruptcy Bill.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The importance of the Bill in this area is accepted by all Members and it has been accepted by the Taoiseach. We look forward to seeing action on it. I would also like to ask the Taoiseach about the proposed gambling control Bill. We hear a lot of talk in this country about dependency on alcohol and the negative impact of this, but lives and families are being destroyed by gambling...