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Written Answers — Prompt Payments: Prompt Payments (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: For the Deputy's information, details in respect of the timeframe of payments for both my Department and agencies under its remit are available on my Department's website under the heading "Prompt Payment Reports" via the following link: http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Publications/CorporatePublications/ CurrentPublications/ My Department continues to strive to make all payments to all suppliers...

Written Answers — Heritage Council: Heritage Council (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151, 152 and 155 together. My Department is providing a total of €4,811,000 of Exchequer Funding for the Heritage Council in 2012, together with €1,500,000 from my Department's share of the Environment Fund. The Deputy will appreciate that, as a statutorily independent body, the management of resources made available to the Heritage Council by my...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tourism policy is primarily the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. However, I can assure the Deputy that I fully recognise that Ireland's rich heritage has a key role to play in national economic recovery particularly through tourism. My Department is currently promoting the role which Ireland's heritage has to play in making our country an...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: In November 2011, I launched Actions for Biodiversity 2011-2016, Ireland's Second National Biodiversity Plan. The plan makes clear that locally-led action is crucial in protecting biodiversity and ecosystems services and that biodiversity conservation at local level should be encouraged. I believe that local biodiversity action plans are the main mechanism to achieve this and therefore, one...

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 to 158, inclusive, together. I refer the Deputy to my statement and that of the Minister of State at my Department in relation to the motion on these matters taken in the House during Private Members' business on 22 and 23 May 2012. With regard to the issue of making documents public, my understanding is that, in general terms, the release of such...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to salary ranges of staff in my Department is set out in Table 1. TABLE 1: Salary ranges of staff in the Department for 2011 and July 2012 Salary Range € Number of staff in range 2011 Number of staff in rangeJuly 2012 Under 40,000 310 293 40,001-50,000 104 100 50,001-60,000 87 84 60,001-70,000 49 45 70,001-80,000 35 33...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: One officer who retired in the past 6 months was engaged by Údarás na Gaeltachta on a short- term contracts. The officer is a solicitor on a six-month contract expiring on 31st August 2012. The abatement principle has been applied in this case.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am pleased to bring the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 before the House. The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010 includes provisions allowing all holders of valid firearm certificates issued for shotguns between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2012 to be deemed to be the holders of a hunting licence under the Wildlife Acts for the purposes of hunting game bird and hare species. This provision was...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the various Senators for their generally very positive contributions and for the support for this very simple amending legislation which will ensure that people may continue to shoot in a legal fashion. No other element is included in the Bill. I would be happy to attend the House at any future opportunity to discuss the topic of nature. We need to be aware of the importance of...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: This is my consideration and there is a degree of urgency. In the overall Wildlife Bill there can be several considerations and I can come back to the House to discuss those with the Senator. He can make his case then but as he knows from his own legal background there is an urgent need to deal with this provision. I thank the Seanad for accommodating me by dealing with this Bill. There...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am not aware of that leaflet which, perhaps, the Deputy will bring to my attention. The Minister of State, Deputy Shane McEntee, has obviously raised the issue since the election in the House and made a statement on it. Certainly, there is no proposal to amend the Bill in respect of stag hunting. I have no proposal to bring to the House in the near future and I will be upfront about...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Acting Chairman for chairing the debate and Senators for their positive contributions. Certainly there is room for further discussion, not only on the wildlife Bill that will be introduced but on the general issue of nature and biodiversity. I will provide information on the national biodiversity plan and other information which has not been discussed and is very much part of...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

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Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (10 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that my Department does not have any record of an application from the individual referred to in the Deputy's Question - neither under the voluntary bog purchase scheme or the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme administered by my Department.

Written Answers — National Cultural Institutions: National Cultural Institutions (10 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As Deputy will be aware, the Government's Public Service Reform Plan, published by Minister Howlin on 17 November last, contains a number of actions in respect of my own Departmental remit. These include the amalgamation of the National Library, the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission. At the outset, I would like to underline the value which I place on the role of the...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (10 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The applications, which were received in my Department at the end of May, are currently being assessed and I expect recommendations will be made in relation to them in the near future. My Department will be in touch with the applicants shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer to my reply to Question No. 149 of 4th July in relation to the management of sick leave in the bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group. I have asked that the further information now sought be included in the information to be provided by the bodies concerned to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (10 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. Under the provisions of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, the carrying out of certain works in natural heritage areas, including the extraction of turf, cannot take place without my consent, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Consent was refused for the works referred to in the Deputy's Question, as they were considered...

Written Answers — National Museum: National Museum (10 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Whilst my Department provides funding to the National Museum of Ireland, the Board of that Institution is responsible for all operational matters, including inventories, and I do not have a statutory function in respect of such matters.

Written Answers — Flood Prevention Measures: Flood Prevention Measures (10 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, the dredging of rivers and streams has the potential to cause environmental and economic damage, and must be undertaken with due care and in keeping with the appropriate legal framework governing such activities. It is, in my view, fully in keeping with the principles of good river management and flood protection that all potential impacts of proposed works be...