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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Genealogical Services (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I have asked questions about this before and I just wanted to expand on it. What will be the format when the records from the General Register Office, GRO, are placed on the www.irishgenealogy.iewebsite? Will the records be pay-per-view or will they remain as the genealogy website is now, which is free to view? Has a decision been made?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Genealogical Services (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: That is a change from the current position, as there is a charge if somebody goes to the research room on Werburgh Street. If it remains the case, it is a very welcome development. That would contrast with Northern Ireland, where there are charges. I can take that as the decision on the approach. When is it likely that the records - as opposed to the indexes, which have seen problems -...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Genealogical Services (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Will the entire collection of records go online at the same time, or will it be an incremental process? I know there is some work to be done with one of the sets, but some are pretty much ready to roll at this stage. Is it intended to do this as each set becomes available? Has a decision been made?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 134. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of how the recently announced extra €2 million funding for the national cultural institutions is to be distributed; the basis on which the formula for distributing the funds was agreed; if need assessments have been carried out; if so, if she will publish the findings and details of the specific...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: This question relates to the extra €2 million which has been allocated to the national cultural institutions and how it is broken down between the various institutions.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Has the Minister undertaken an assessment of what is needed in the various institutions? The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has experienced greater cuts than any other Department. It has had to contend with cuts of approximately 40%. We know from the breakdown the Minister has given us that money has been provided for very basic aspects of the Department's activity. Major...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Cultural Institutions (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the extra money, but the Minister will acknowledge that it is small in the overall scheme and has come on the back of the National Museum's mention of needing to charge an entry fee or restricting the hours it is open to the public. Contrast this with the policy positions taken on, for example, attracting tourists to Ireland via a reduction in VAT. It seems that the Government...

Other Questions: Departmental Strategies (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 138. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht , further to Question No. 621 of 18 December 2014, if her Department is now in a position to publish the finalised national landscape strategy; the expected timeframe towards implementation of the strategy; if it remains her opinion that no legislative changes will be required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5506/15]

Other Questions: Departmental Strategies (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: This relates to the national landscape strategy, a draft of which was produced in July of last year and which was opened to submissions until 18 September. When will the finalised landscape strategy be published?

Other Questions: Departmental Strategies (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: Were issues such as for example, wind farms, considered in the context of the landscape strategy? Will new measures need to be put in place to include communities? That dovetails with the Aarhus Convention, which requires meaningful engagement with communities when something is planned for an area. It is clear that it cannot just be a box-ticking exercise. It must be meaningful. In the...

Other Questions: Wildlife Conservation (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm that all outstanding matters brought by the European Commission against Ireland concerning the State’s transposition and implementation of the birds directive, details supplied, relating to the protection of endangered birds have been resolved; the measures that have been put in place to ensure...

Other Questions: Wildlife Conservation (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: This question relates to the conservation of species of birds that are dwindling. It refers to the complaint heard at the European Court about Ireland's implementation of the directive.

Other Questions: Wildlife Conservation (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: We signed up to an obligation but we did not fulfil it. This obligation predates the Government, and the Minister is working towards resolving this issue. Conservation is never easy, and we know a number of species have dwindling populations. Do the European institutions take account of the staff and resources required to fulfil these obligations, particularly at a time when there are huge...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Heritage Plan (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 149. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no national heritage plan in place since 2007; the reason this is the case; her views on introducing a new plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5510/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 151. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the spend on the storage of records intended for the National Archives in 2013 was, at minimum, €1,227,807, her views on reviewing the current abilities of the staff of the National Archives of Ireland to properly catalogue, digitise and store these records, in an effort to reduce both...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population Publication (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the digitisation project for the 1926 census which would deliver online access similar to the 1901 and 1911 records; the estimated cost involved; the specific challenges which must be overcome; the staffing required; if space will be provided at the National Archives of Ireland; if industry...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the serious concerns of stakeholders regarding the current location of the General Register Office, the unsuitability of the current facilities; the need to urgently relocate the office to a location that reflects its cultural and genealogical significance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5680/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 323. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent of co-operation that the G2 Directorate of Intelligence undertakes with other intelligence agencies; if he will list the multinational surveillance programmes which the State is involved with or contributes to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5934/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Career Breaks (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 339. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel in each Division who availed of a three-year career break in each year during which the facility was available; the number expected to return to their positions and when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5706/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Genealogical Services (10 Feb 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 647. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide the timeframe for the full implementation of the all-island approach, including a timeframe for all the measures involved, in facilitating genealogical research and heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5599/15]