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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (22 Mar 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 to 599, inclusive, together. My Department continues to liaise and consult in the normal way with the relevant local authorities in relation to matters of mutual interest relating to the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage site which is managed on my behalf, as Minister, by the Office of Public Works. The operation of the planning and development...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (22 Mar 2016)

Heather Humphreys: There will be limited weekend opening of the Gardens from the 3rd of April, 2016. Planting is continuing and the Gardens will fully open on completion of this work during the summer. The interpretation/exhibition phase of the project, to be located within Killarney House, is advancing. I expect that the various elements of works will be completed in the coming months and it is intended that...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (22 Mar 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Court of Justice of the European Union made a judgement against Ireland in 2007 in case C-418/04, for failing to implement in full the EU Birds Directive. In a significant element of the judgement, the court found that Ireland had not designated sufficient special protection areas for the corncrake and in paragraphs 101-102 of the judgement referred specifically to the Falcarragh to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways By-laws (22 Mar 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Heritage Bill 2015, published by my Department in December last, included provisions to amend the Canals Act 1986 so as to allow for the subsequent making of bye-laws to regulate boating on the canals and to manage the use of the canals. The 1988 Canal Bye-Laws have been in force for some 27 years and need to be revised to reflect changes in the use of the canals over the intervening...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (22 Mar 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that as gaps arise across my Department they are assessed through the workforce planning process, having due regard to Department of Public Expenditure and Reform directives, guidelines and circulars on staffing. Irish is the working language of my Department’s Gaeltacht Division which provides a full service through Irish to members of the public. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Burial Grounds (6 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Ensuring the adequate provision of Burial Grounds for their functional areas is a matter for the relevant local authority, in this case Kerry County Council. The powers and duties of local authorities regarding Burial Grounds are provided for by the Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878, as amended by the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1948 and the Local Government Act 1994. Detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (6 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: No decisions have been made with regards to the provision of funding for the Summer School in question.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Staff (6 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that it currently employs a team of three full-time Waterway Patrollers on this waterway which has sixteen navigation locks and six fully serviced public mooring sites. This mobile team provides instruction and assistance to waterway users on the lock, services operating systems and inspects and maintains facilities. I am advised that the vacancy...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Management (6 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The draft National Raised Bog SAC (Special Area of Conservation) Management Plan was published in January 2014. It sets out how the raised bog special areas of conservation are to be managed into the future and how the needs of turf cutters are to be addressed. It is expected that this Plan will be finalised over the coming period and, subject to the approval of the Government, will be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (6 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I have received representations from the Third Tipperary Brigade Old I.R.A. Commemoration Committee concerning their planned commemorative activities taking place this year. Under the Community Participationstrand of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme, my Department provided €1 million last year to assist local authorities in preparing for their local commemorative programmes, with...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Procurement of services in my Department is carried out in accordance with relevant EU and national legislation. Tenders issued by my Department with a value in excess of €10,000 for ICT and €25,000 for all other contracts are published on the e-tenders website in accordance with the relevant limits. Five such public tenders were issued to date in 2016 and details are available...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (14 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 873 and 874 together. There are memorials to the victims of the Famine in various locations in Ireland and abroad.A number of these, such as the National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, Co. Mayo, and that standing outside the United Nations building in New York, were commissioned and funded by the State. Other memorials are the product of philanthropic or local...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (14 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is the owner of significant lands across the country, including national parks, national monuments sites, nature reserves and other property acquired for purposes of heritage protection and conservation. The management of office properties occupied by staff of my Department is a matter for the Office of Public Works. The management of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population Publication (14 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Current legislative provisions, as contained in the Statistics Act 1993, require that census data must be withheld for 100 years. Accordingly, it is not possible at this time to release 1926 Census returns before the statutory period has elapsed in 2026. If the records were to be released before the expiry of 100 years, a major change in legislation and policy would be required to allow for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Voluntary Sector Funding (14 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: While my Department does not operate any schemes with the specific purpose described by the Deputy, details of all current grant and funding programmes operated by the Department are set out in the model Publication Scheme prepared under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 which is available on my Department's website at . If the Deputy has any particular case in mind, I would be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Fish Species (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is concerned about the possible impact of Asian Clam in the River Shannon and Lough Ree, but is also aware of the great practical difficulty in eradication and prevention of its spread once it has arrived in any river system. By the time this species was recorded in the Shannon at Lanesborough, it was already present in huge numbers in the warm water stretch above the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The draft National Raised Bog SAC (Special Area of Conservation) Management Plan was published in January 2014. It sets out how the raised bog special areas of conservation are to be managed into the future and how the needs of turf cutters are to be addressed. It is expected that this Plan will be finalised over the coming period and, subject to the approval of the Government, will be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Staff (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that staffing levels on this waterway were reviewed in late 2015 when the number of full-time Waterway Patrollers was reduced from four to three due to the retirement of a Patroller in November 2015. Taking into consideration the levels of activity on the waterway during the shoulder seasons, Waterways Ireland decided to operate the waterway with...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Details regarding the number of appointments I made in 2015 and 2016 to State Boards in bodies funded from my Department's Vote, broken down by body and by the region in which the appointee resided at the time of his/her appointment, are set out in the table. Agency Dublin Rest of Leinster Munster Connacht Ulster National Library of Ireland 8 2 1 Nil 1 Irish Manuscripts...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ulster Canal Restoration Project (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Government approval to restore a 2.5km stretch of the Ulster Canal from the Shannon-Erne Waterway to the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan, was granted on 24 February 2015. The project, which comprises three work phases, is being undertaken by Waterways Ireland. Phase 1, the site investigation work, has been completed. Phase 2, dredging of the River Finn, is in...