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Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage: 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...

Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Moore Street site is in private ownership. Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanála approved an application for planning permission for the site. There is one section that my predecessor designated as a national monument, which is in private ownership. Any work to be carried out on that requires my permission. This area of Dublin, not only the site concerned, needs major...

Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I would like to acknowledge the strong interest of the Deputy in matters relating to culture and heritage, and the potential of those sectors - apart from their intrinsic value - to help promote economic recovery. As the Deputy is aware, I have responded to a range of questions from him on these matters over recent months and have also supplied him directly with a significant volume of...

Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I agree with Deputy McHugh on the opportunity for tourism development by having such a necklace of visitor centres at lighthouses around our vast coast. There is a good example already in County Clare and the residents of Valentia Island are looking to develop their lighthouse as a tourist attraction. I will give whatever support I can to this initiative. I will be speaking to the Minister...

Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Most of the problem is with other Departments and these problems did not arise just yesterday. It is important all Departments are mindful of their responsibility towards the Irish language and they provide bilingual services as required. I saw the report of the Coimisinéir Teanga. The Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, is aware of these issues. For the past 30 years, more than any...

Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I share with the Deputy the conviction that the unique qualities of our national heritage play a significant role in enhancing and projecting Ireland's image abroad, in supporting economic renewal through cultural and heritage tourism and in downstream opportunities, such as in the retail, catering and accommodation sectors. According to Fáilte Ireland, some 3.5 million overseas...

Other Questions: State Art Collection (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The national cultural institutions under the aegis of my Department manage important collections of art and other artefacts on behalf of the State. While my Department provides funding to these institutions the board of each institution is responsible for all operational matters, including security arrangements and procedures and I have no statutory function in respect of such matters....

Other Questions: State Art Collection (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The items in question were in storage for some time. They were taken from Killarney House and put in storage pending the restoration of the house which is under way. There is an active investigation of the theft being carried out by the Garda authorities under the direction of an assistant commissioner. At the moment I have been advised not to dwell on the issue for operational reasons....

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Arranged by the Minister for Defence, the annual commemoration of the Easter Rising will be held at the General Post Office on Easter Sunday and the annual commemoration at the church and graveside of the executed leaders at Arbour Hill will take place on Wednesday, 8 May. The decade of centenaries programme is committed to following the historical timeline of the period 1912-1922....

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Department of Defence organises the main event which takes place every year on Easter Sunday. The event is open to everyone and takes place on O'Connell Street. Representatives attend from all political parties North and South. The annual event was initiated in 1996 and it has proven to be very successful since then. It is a dignified occasion. The families of the 1916 leaders attend...

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The main event will be on Easter Sunday. We are making preparations for the commemoration of 1916. There will be extensive and considerable focus on 1916 commemorations. There has been no demand for a continuous commemorative programme for 1916 during the year of The Gathering but it is important that the events we are organising are done properly and this has been the case since 1996.

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 38 and 42 together. Nos. 14-17 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...

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I understand that Fáilte Ireland is currently developing a heritage trail. I have no problem with arranging a briefing for Opposition spokespersons and anyone else who may be interested. A number of briefings have been provided by the developer, my departmental officials and staff of the National Museum, including to the all-party Oireachtas 1916 centenary committee. I will arrange...

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: A decision will be made, whether "Yes" or "No", and after that it will be entirely up to the developer to proceed with the project. Although Nos. 14-17 Moore Street are a national monument, they are in private ownership. The only decision I have to make is whether the developer's proposal for the national monument is suitable and will not damage its integrity in any way. The remainder of...

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: If the Deputy understood the process she would not ask that question.

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Of course it is.

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Even if we grant permission -----

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: ----- which the Deputy opposes, it may not happen. It is up to the developer to finance the project. There is also a proposal for the GPO which has more certainty because it can be controlled by the State. I am supporting the GPO proposal along with An Post and the OPW. As regards Moore Street, my only responsibility is to determine whether the proposal by the developer is suitable for...

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Neither my Department nor I had anything to do with the granting of planning permission on this site. I want to make that clear, because there is an insinuation to that effect. All I have to do is to determine whether the proposal for 14-17 Moore Street is suitable for that monument. Planning permission was granted by Dublin City Council and I understand it was more or less unanimous, with...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Philanthropy Initiative (13 Mar 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 26 together. I recently announced a new Philanthropy Initiative for 2013. This initiative is designed to encourage philanthropic sponsorship and endowment funding of the arts from private sources and to maximise investment in the arts by unlocking many multiples of the funding put up by the taxpayer. It also provides an incentive to arts...