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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (19 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 and 457 together. Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street are the subject of a Preservation Order under the National Monuments Acts. The effect of the Preservation Order is that any works affecting these properties require the consent of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, under section 14 of the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended. The...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Appointments (19 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 to 453, inclusive, together. The table below sets out details of all appointments made to the Boards of the bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group in the period in question. I am satisfied that all Board members are suitably qualified to carry out the duties required of them. Total Number of Board members % of board members which can be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues (19 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, applicants will enter into a legal agreement with me, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. A provision has been included in the legal agreement which provides that the agreement is assignable on the death of the applicant by way of will or rules on intestacy.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Shooting Rights (19 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department does not hold maps in relation to the legal title of shooting rights which are vested in the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The term of the Irish Film Board ended on 16 January 2013 and the new board, when constituted, will operate pro bono . With regard to the other three boards referred to by the Deputy, I am advised that, to date, three members have decided to gift their fees back to the State.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Museum (20 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department received sanction to fill the post of Director of the National Museum of Ireland from the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform on 1st October, 2012. I conveyed this sanction to the Chairman of the Board of the National Museum by letter dated 2 October, 2012. The Deputy will appreciate that it is a matter for the Board of the National Museum, as the employer, to...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I welcome this opportunity to contribute on the Finance Bill, particularly in reference to two matters of considerable importance to my Department. First, I am pleased that section 481 on the film tax relief scheme has been extended to the end of 2020. This was one of the important recommendations included in the creative capital report that I published in 2011 and that sets out a strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Property (21 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that Waterways Ireland is responsible for the management, including ground rent and possible sale, of certain properties, including some of the Canal Lock houses to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy will appreciate that any plans to sell either title or ground rent in respect of such properties would be a matter for Waterways Ireland in the first instance.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (21 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tá mé cinnte go dtuigeann an Teachta nach féidir meastachán cruinn a dhéanamh ag an tráth seo ar líon na scoláirí a dhéanfaidh freastal ar chúrsaí aitheanta faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht in 2013. Cé gur tháinig laghdú ar líon na bhfoghlaimeoirí le blianta beaga anuas...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Seals are protected under the Wildlife Acts and their key habitats require protection under the EU Habitats Directive. My Department was greatly concerned about the situation in Waterford in February 2012 where dead seals were found washed up on shore at that time. Officials worked with An Garda Síochána and others to investigate the deaths of these seals, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In 2011, I announced a major refurbishment programme for Killarney House and its ornamental grounds and gardens. The House will be developed as the main visitor and interpretative centre for the National Park, highlighting the beauty and interpreting the richness and significance of the Park's landscapes, habitats, flora and fauna, as well as telling the story of human interaction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will appreciate that, given the constraints that apply to a "details supplied" Question, I am precluded from providing as much information in my response as I might wish. Having regard to the ecological considerations associated with the project referred to, the task of delivering it will need careful consideration and planning. The project will involve the collaboration of a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Service Reform Plan published by the Government on 17th November 2011 outlined a series of rationalisation measures, some of which related to a number of the bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group. In this regard, my Department conducted a critical examination of the structure and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Feasibility Study (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I assume the Deputy is referring to the feasibility study of an extension of the Longford Branch of the Royal Canal. I can confirm to the Deputy that the Waterways Ireland Corporate Plan for the period 2011-2013, which has been approved by the North/South Ministerial Council, states that Waterways Ireland will complete the feasibility study of an extension of the Longford Branch of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that payments of the nature referred to by the Deputy in bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group during the period in question were as listed below. No other such payments arise in the years 2008-2012. Irish Film Board: 2008 - bonus payment of €22,275 to CEO National Concert Hall: 2008 - bonus payment of €18,500 to Director 2008 - merit payments...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The Deputy should note that all payments were made in line with sanctions received and that no bonus payments were made in 2012 to any CEOs/Directors in bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group. Body Payments in 2012 (Salary unless indicated) Arts Council €85,538 Ulster-Scots Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The level of funding allocated from my Department’s vote to the Heritage Council will be set out in the revised estimate volume which is due to be published shortly. I also hope to be in a position to provide some funding to the Council from my Department's share of the Environment Fund. It will be a matter for the Council to decide how its funding should be allocated across the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Under Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts, the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction by other means of vegetation growing on uncultivated land or in hedges or ditches is prohibited during the nesting and breeding season for birds and wildlife, from 1 March to 31 August subject to certain specific exceptions. Hedgerows are an important reservoir of biodiversity and habitat for birds,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Mar is eol don Teachta, is ar Fhoras na Gaeilge atá an príomhchúram i ndáil le foilsitheoireacht na Gaeilge, ar a n-áirítear cúnamh a chur ar fáil do nuachtáin nó irisí atá á bhfoilsiú trí Ghaeilge. Tuigtear dom ón bhForas go bhfuil cúnamh curtha ar fáil do nuachtáin agus irisí mar seo a...