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Cultural Institutions (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: When I saw this question, I asked what the opening hours were. Our national institutions are open for considerable periods, although the opening hours could be improved. The National Gallery of Ireland is open from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and from noon to 5.30 p.m. on Sunday. The Irish Museum of Modern Art is open from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, and from...

Job Creation (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Question Nos. 35, 42, 43 and 101 together. My Department has responsibility for the arts, heritage, the Irish language and the islands which I am confident will play a key role in the the country's economic recovery. Since taking office, I have met and engaged with a wide range of stakeholders across the various sectors within the remit of my Department and I know these...

Job Creation (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: Perhaps the Deputy could be more specific in his contribution. I presume the Deputy refers to a number of heritage grants administered by the Department which will be announced shortly. I am visiting the Heritage Council tomorrow and I will bring to its attention his frustration with the non-announcement of these grants. I hope when they are announced the Deputy will be pleased that some...

Job Creation (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are two agencies, Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, dealing with tourism on the island of Ireland. The section of my Department dealing with tourism is located in Killarney, County Kerry. It is imperative that these bodies work in close co-operation with each other. Before Christmas I produced a policy document on tourism and I received feedback from the tourism industry which...

Irish Heritage Trust (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Irish Heritage Trust was established to acquire for public access major heritage properties where the State does not wish to acquire them directly and where there is an imminent risk to their heritage value. It was established in 2006 and is designated as a charity under the Companies Acts. Current funding has been provided from the Vote of my Department towards the operational...

Cultural Events (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 38, 44 and 45, together. Culture Night 2011 will take place on Friday, 23 September 2011. On culture night, arts and cultural organisations and venues, including the national cultural institutions, extend their opening hours until late in the evening to allow for increased free access to the various collections, workshops and other events. Culture night...

Cultural Events (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I suggest the Deputy should ask the people of Youghal to make a submission to the Department or the trust. It is important that a submission be made. I will give some figures for Culture Night 2010 to demonstrate the spread of funding across the country. A sum of €10,000 was given to the organisers of Culture Night in Carlow, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois,...

Cultural Events (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The total regional funding for this year's Culture Night, which was allocated before I took office, is €150,000. It is quite small. The idea is to make small sums of money available to many communities. One can do a great deal with a small amount of money. An allocation of €1,000 could be used to get musicians together in a single location, for example. I find that a small amount of...

National Cultural Institutions (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I assume the Deputy's question refers to the eight national cultural institutions that come within the remit of my Department. I am advised that each of them, with the exception of the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, the National Archives in Dublin and the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, has defibrillators in place and that all of the defibrillators are operational. It should be noted that...

National Cultural Institutions (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy's question has brought attention to the fact I am responsible for three institutions that do not have defibrillators. Obviously, they will be asked to provide such equipment. I agree with the Deputy on the question of the broader availability of defibrillators. I know people whose lives were saved because of the presence of defibrillators. It is important that people know how...

National Cultural Institutions (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The issue has now been highlighted in the House. Defibrillators are inexpensive but important equipment. The National Gallery of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland each have four defibrillators and the National Museum of Ireland has three of them. There is no reason, therefore, that the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork should not have such equipment, especially given its significant...

Heritage Fund (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: In the 1990s, the national cultural Institutions, which are charged with enhancing and expanding the national collections of cultural artefacts, had been experiencing increasing difficulties in acquiring privately owned artefacts and collections of heritage importance due to the high prices that such items were obtaining at sales and public auctions. To help surmount these difficulties, the...

Heritage Fund (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: As matters stand, if an important artefact of national importance were to come on the market, the Heritage Fund could not intervene and purchase the object on behalf of the State. We must review the position in this regard. The State has made major acquisitions through the Heritage Fund. In 2002, the National Library of Ireland used the fund to acquire the first tranche of the Joyce...

Heritage Fund (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: Staffing is generally shared among the institutions. Written Answers follow Adjournment Debate. Staffing is generally shared among the institutions. Written Answers follow Adjournment Debate.

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer the Deputy to my earlier reply to Priority Question No 29. As we approach the Centenary of the Easter Rising and of many other events of profound historical significance, I believe there is a need for an extensive and balanced programme of commemorative activities and events reflecting the cultural, economic, social and political events of the period. As already stated, the...

Written Answers — North-South Co-operation: North-South Co-operation (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department is committed to supporting North/South co-operation, particularly in the context of the Good Friday Agreement and the St. Andrew's Agreement. As the Deputy is aware, there are two North/South Implementation Bodies under my Department's remit - Waterways Ireland and An Foras Teanga (the Language Body). The latter body consists of two agencies – Foras na Gaeilge and the...

Written Answers — Public Safety Regulations: Public Safety Regulations (11 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: At the outset, may I express my regrets at the fatalities referred to by the Deputy and offer my sympathies to all those affected. I have raised this issue with Waterways Ireland and have been informed by its Chief Executive that, following discussions with the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, Waterways Ireland has no plans to install railings around the quayside in the Grand Canal...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (12 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am arranging for officials of my Department to forward the available details in this case directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (12 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that this wall forms the boundary between its back-drain and the Carlow-Milford road. Approximately 20m of the wall collapsed due to construction traffic involved in the building of the new M9/M10 motorway works. It is understood that the cost of replacing the wall would be of the order of €60,000. I understand that in discussions between...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (12 May 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that it has no plans at present to build a marina at this location. Such a project was not included in the programme of capital works for the waterways submitted in the context of the National Development Plan and accordingly no funding has been allocated for it.