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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Application Numbers (17 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Details are set out in a table, on a bog by bog basis, of the number of applications received by my Department under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, as well as the number of applicants for compensation who have expressed an interest in relocation to non-designated bogs. A total of 1,612 payments have been made to date in respect of the 2,418 applications for compensation...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (17 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The individual referred to in the Deputy’s Question sold his interest in land in a raised bog special area of conservation under the voluntary bog purchase scheme, administered by my Department. An incentive bonus of €6,000, available under the scheme, was also paid to him on the condition that he would permanently cease turf cutting on sites included in special areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (17 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department’s approach to the restoration of sites of the nature referred to by the Deputy is set out in the document National Raised Bog SAC Management Plan – Proposed Approach, which is available on my Department’s website at . The document outlines the structures and procedures through which land-owners and those with a legal interest in the sites and in land...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consultancy Contracts (17 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department, as currently configured, was established on 2 June 2011 and therefore the available information is being provided from that date. I am advised that €41,557 was spent by my Department on consultancies during this timeframe. The details requested in relation to this expenditure are set out in a table. It may be noted that contracts for the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legal Matters (17 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2 June 2011. I am advised that from that date no legal advices of the nature referred to were obtained by my Department. I should say my Department is aware of the need to minimise such costs and, in general, avails of legal advices from the Attorney General's Office and the Chief State Solicitor's Office. With regard to bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consultancy Contracts (17 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The extensive range of information requested by the Deputy is being collated at the moment and will be forwarded to her at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (17 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together. Part IV of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2012 provides for the protection of architectural heritage. The Act gives primary responsibility to planning authorities to identify and protect the architectural heritage, including thatched buildings, by including them on the Record of Protected Structures. Inclusion on the Record of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The use of traps, snares and nets in relation to wildlife is governed by the Wildlife Act 1976 (Approved Traps, Snares and Nets) Regulations 2003. The Nooski trap referred to by the Deputy does not meet the requirements set by these Regulations and is, therefore, illegal.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the table below. It should be noted that board members who are currently serving as public or civil servants no longer receive board fees since 1 November 2011, as set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and that in certain other cases members have chosen to waive...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms including opera, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. I am continuing to work towards this goal with my Department and the agencies within its remit, and I remain committed to securing the best possible level of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Office of the Ombudsman (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will be aware that the primary purpose of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill, which it is planned to enact by end-year, is to extend the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to all public bodies, other than in circumstances where a public body does not have a significant administrative interface with the general public. As my colleague, Mr Brendan Howlin, T.D., Minister for Public...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I can advise the Deputy that no organisations or agencies of the nature referred to have been created under the aegis of my Department since 9 March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The use of traps, snares and nets in relation to wildlife is governed by the Wildlife Act 1976 (Approved Traps, Snares and Nets) Regulations 2003. The Nooski trap referred to by the Deputy does not meet the requirements set by these Regulations and is, therefore, illegal.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the table below. It should be noted that board members who are currently serving as public or civil servants no longer receive board fees since 1 November 2011, as set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and that in certain other cases members have chosen to waive...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms including opera, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. I am continuing to work towards this goal with my Department and the agencies within its remit, and I remain committed to securing the best possible level of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Office of the Ombudsman (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will be aware that the primary purpose of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill, which it is planned to enact by end-year, is to extend the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to all public bodies, other than in circumstances where a public body does not have a significant administrative interface with the general public. As my colleague, Mr Brendan Howlin, T.D., Minister for Public...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I can advise the Deputy that no organisations or agencies of the nature referred to have been created under the aegis of my Department since 9 March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The use of traps, snares and nets in relation to wildlife is governed by the Wildlife Act 1976 (Approved Traps, Snares and Nets) Regulations 2003. The Nooski trap referred to by the Deputy does not meet the requirements set by these Regulations and is, therefore, illegal.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the table below. It should be noted that board members who are currently serving as public or civil servants no longer receive board fees since 1 November 2011, as set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and that in certain other cases members have chosen to waive...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms including opera, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. I am continuing to work towards this goal with my Department and the agencies within its remit, and I remain committed to securing the best possible level of...