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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (20 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 182. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to develop a national cultural strategy up to 2025. [31298/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (20 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 183. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to develop musical education and make instruments available to young persons and the general population through facilitating schools, youth groups and libraries in enhancing their music resources and the provision of access to musical training and instruments for the benefit of local communities. [31299/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (20 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 184. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has examined any proposals to facilitate on a national basis the use of vacant retail premises by exhibiting artists, based on successful schemes such as Space Invaders in Galway which uses empty retail units to support local artists. [31300/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (20 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 185. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will examine a nationwide plan for the development of village design statements that would ensure all future planning and development takes full cognisance of historic character and protects the character and heritage of our villages. [31301/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Archive Services (20 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 186. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports in place for development and protection of county archive services to preserve local cultural patrimony. [31302/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (20 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 189. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will begin preparation of a global arts forum for Ireland, similar to the structure of the Global Irish Economic Forum, which would highlight our indigenous talent and map a strong and healthy future for arts and culture at home and abroad. [31306/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Reviews (20 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 294. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will undertake a full review of the rights of artists here including a thorough examination of existing copyright laws and the current Competition Act. [31296/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he had discussions at the recent European Council meeting with his fellow Heads of Government regarding the implications of Brexit for Ireland, both North and South. [31981/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he had discussions with the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, at the recent European Council meeting regarding Brexit; and his views on whether this would result in a hard Border with Northern Ireland. [31982/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if, during the recent European Council meeting, the opportunity arose to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Syria; and if a further opportunity arose to determine if any progress has been made in the resettlement of Syrian refugees in EU member states. [31983/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: Has the Department of the Taoiseach or any other part of the Government recalculated revised estimates of the economic impact of the greater devaluation of sterling in terms of the budget and of planning in regard to the capital programme, given all of these will be greatly impacted? As I go around talking to people, I speak to many in the retail trade who have complex import-export...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is a person of his word. He and I reached an amicable agreement many months ago that 4,000 refugees in families and with children would be accepted by Ireland and that this was an appropriate gesture taken by Ireland, given the calamity in regard to Syria and other migrant crises.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach may have seen the article by Sr. Stan-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: I am looking for the same time as the other speakers.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach may have seen the article by Sr. Stan in The Irish Timesthis morning, full of goodwill for a Government action of which at the moment we are seeing almost nothing.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: Where are the Taoiseach's officials? I know Tusla is supposed to have gone to Greece to find the child refugees who are definitely there.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: Honestly, can the Taoiseach really stand so idly by? He reached an honourable agreement with me on numbers.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach give the name and rank of the official?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the amounts paid in each case. [31638/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2016)

Joan Burton: The intent of the question is to have the Taoiseach identify what rents his Department is paying. I will accept a written answer because I appreciate there are statistics involved. I would like to hear his important answer to the next question so, to facilitate the House, I will accept a detailed written answer on the rents paid by the Department of the Taoiseach and the various offices...