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Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not true.

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 7. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress being made in the development of Culture 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32193/15]

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This simply seeks to establish from the Minister the progress being made on the publication of Culture 2025. I commend the Minister on her commitment in bringing forward that piece of work. Does she see herself being in a position to have the policy in place before the general election, given that it may not be until spring next year according to what the Taoiseach has suggested on many...

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is a bit of good news. I hope the document and the policy will address the obvious disconnect that exists between national and local policy. The Minister has clearly engaged the local authorities and their arts officers who are doing a fine job, but from the funding streams coming down the line, we see that the Arts Council has, in a number of regional and local venues and initiatives,...

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We look forward to the symposium in Dublin, which should be worthwhile. I am struck by the fact that the Minister and I grew up in an Ireland that was, to a large extent, a monocultural place, while we are now multicultural. I was talking to Deputy Kitt about the Carole King song "Tapestry", in which she sings of a "tapestry of rich and royal hue". How will the Minister ensure that, in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Question: Beit Collection (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on her efforts to ensure the paintings in the Beit collection remain here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32428/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Question: Beit Collection (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This question is pretty straightforward. It seeks to establish from the Minister what has happened since we last discussed the particular issue around Russborough House, the very valuable and important collection there, previously in the ownership of Sir Alfred and Lady Beit, and the fact the paintings that were to be auctioned at Christie's have been withdrawn. What has happened in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Question: Beit Collection (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we establish with certainty then that what the Beit Foundation says it requires is an endowment of the order of €15 million to be able to continue to operate Russborough House successfully? Is it also the case that the foundation made it abundantly clear to the Minister that the tax relief at 80% was not adequate to attract the level of investment required to secure the future of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Question: Beit Collection (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I was not perhaps great at mathematics but I do not know how the figures the Minister is giving to us could be correct. I suspect that if Russborough House were located in Limerick, we would not be having the particular difficulty we have in this instance. It seems that the Government is quite prepared to allow the Beit Foundation to have to cannibalise itself, in effect, to sustain the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 12. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that there are adequate provisions in place for the control of the deer population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32196/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Beit Collection (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 29. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on her efforts to ensure that the paintings in the Beit collection remains here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32192/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 30. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a progress report on her Department’s contribution to the 1916 commemorations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32195/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (24 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 33. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons she granted consent for a film production company (details supplied) to return to Sceilig Mhichíl for filming for the Star Wars franchise this month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32194/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (23 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding staff resources within the Courts Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32400/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I begin by complimenting Deputy Kelleher for tabling this motion. Health is an issue that needs to be kept centre-stage at all times. At this stage in the electoral cycle it is vital that health is seen to be a number one priority for us. That said, over the years, I have observed that the adversarial politics we practise in this country has been very bad for public health. The sort of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (22 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that the imposition of PRSI charges on community employment scheme participants receiving more than €352 per week, constitutes an unfair and unreasonable burden on those with a number of dependants, particularly those in community employment projects; if she will support amendments to rectify this issue; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (22 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a PRSI exemption for participants in community employment schemes who are in receipt of payments in excess of €352 and who are currently finding that there is no financial incentive to participate in such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30881/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (22 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide funding for a gratuity or lump sum payment to community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who retire on age or other grounds in advance of the possible introduction of a pension scheme for such workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30885/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (22 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason, in view of the documentary evidence available, her Department has disqualified a one-parent family payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this case will be reviewed as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31586/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (22 Sep 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 410. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for a gratuity or lump sum payment to community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who retire on age or other grounds in advance of the possible introduction of a pension scheme for such workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30883/15]