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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Websites (7 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I would like to advise the Deputy that the organisation chart referred to has now been updated and posted on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Appointments (7 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I can advise the Deputy that an officer was appointed on 20 June 2012, at Principal Officer level, to act as Director of my Department's Culture Ireland Unit. The officer does not hold other functions within my Department and is solely engaged in the overall management, development and promotion of the Culture Ireland programme of work. I can also advise the Deputy that a composite Delegation...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, details of my Department allocations at subhead level are published each year in the Revised Estimates Volume and are available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's website. Details with regard to 2012 are available via the following link: http://per.gov.ie/estpubexp2012/ For the Deputy's convenience, the table below provides a listing of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Crowley Project provides funding for archival work and the digitisation of the Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers 1818-1922. As the Deputy is aware, it is one of the most important collection of records relating to 19th century Ireland held anywhere in the world. In 2012, €46,812 was disbursed from the Crowley Bequest fund to pay the salaries of the archivists...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 to 148, inclusive, together. Organisations funded under the A.6 subhead meet a specific cultural need and support the high-level goal of my Department in relation to enhancing access to the arts, culture and film sectors and recognising the social and economic role of these sectors in Ireland. The organisations in question make a very important...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The board members who gifted their fees back to the State are Ms. Pat Moylan, Mr. John O'Donnell and Mr. John Fanning. They are all members of the board of the Arts Council.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has not deployed any such computer hardware or software and thus associated costs do not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 355 to 358, inclusive, together. It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time-frame permitted for a Parliamentary Question but it will be sent directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was established on 2 June 2011, following substantial Departmental reconfigurations. The total amount spent by my Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since that date, in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidance on such matters, is € 415,253.44.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was established on 2 June 2011. The number of cards issued to staff in my Department since that date is two. The value of payments made to date using those credit cards is €19,329.33. No credit cards have been issued to Ministers during the period referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In August 2001, an amount of €2.9 million was allocated to Sligo County Council from the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme (ACCESS I), as a contribution towards the construction costs of a proposed new purpose-built county museum. For a number of reasons the project did not go ahead. The grant was withdrawn in December 2008, following a meeting between Sligo...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has informed the applicant for consent under the National Monuments Acts for works on the site of the Moore Street national monument that the newspaper notice published on 18 January 2013 in relation to the submission of the related environmental impact statement was not compliant with the requirements of section 14D of the National Monuments Act 1930 in that it did not state...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seal Deaths (12 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 379 of 28 February 2013, where I detailed my Department’s response to the recent reports of seal deaths around our coast, including co-operation with the Irish Seal Sanctuary. I will arrange for officials of my Department to meet with the Irish Seal Sanctuary in order to discuss further options for co-operation in this matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Agreements (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My recent visit to China was very successful and, arising from it, there are a number of opportunities to deepen the artistic and cultural exchanges between Ireland and China, with a view to also enhancing commercial and trade opportunities between the two countries. During my visit to Beijing I had official talks with the Chinese Culture Minister, Cai Wu; met the leaders of some of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Agreements (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I am convinced there is huge potential to develop links with China not only cultural but also economic. We can leverage cultural events in order to attract investment. We need only consider the companies that attended the special Riverdance performance. Representatives of all the top companies in China attended and unless they were interested in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The council is funded by my Department and statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations, including funding decisions. Details of all funding provided by the council for arts practitioners, arts groups and venues, including arts...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Deputy for his question. The Arts Council has primary responsibility for the funding of centres across the country. Because my predecessors in the Department made a huge investment in the Belltable Arts Centre, obviously we are very concerned about what is happening. Together with my officials, I will do everything possible when the current process is completed to ensure the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Arts Council funds the various centres based on applications made to it. A centre would have show that it had the capacity to operate and due diligence would be applied to all centres. I will convey what the Deputy has said to the council. As a country, we have made a huge investment in arts centres throughout the country during the past 20 years. The total investment, including...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: UNESCO sets out a formal process for State signatories to the World Heritage Convention for the purpose of nominating properties on their territory for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The nomination process is initiated by the relevant State authorities, which draw up a tentative list of what they consider to be the most important heritage sites within their national boundaries....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I accept everything that Deputy McLellan says and I am sure the House would as well. We have several tentative sites. The next step is to evaluate the sites further with a view to ultimate designation. Representatives of the Céide Fields, including Seamus Caulfield, were in contact with me and I met them. They are very anxious to designate the Céide Fields in Mayo as a World...