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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Living City Initiative (24 Oct 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer to my reply to Question No. 76 of 22 October 2013. I welcome the announcement by my colleague, the Minister for Finance, that the Living City Initiative will be extended to include designated areas of four other cities, including Kilkenny, and to all buildings in the relevant areas built prior to 1915. The initiative will provide tax incentives for works performed to refurbish...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Expenditure (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Since the notification of six Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas in 2007, my Department, through the National Parks and Wildlife Service Farm Plan Scheme, has supported farmers to voluntarily undertake works to benefit the Hen Harrier. This Scheme has been integral to supporting Hen Harriers and the ecosystem that they are part of. However, due to budgetary constraints, the Scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Schemes (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 601 together. The grazing restrictions in the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation, the Maumturk Mountains Special Area of Conservation and the Owenduff/Nephin Special Protection Area concluded on the 1 November 2013. These interventions ran for 5 years in Co. Galway and 7 years in Co. Mayo, respectively, and I would like to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In 1997, a Government decision approved the inclusion in the budgets for all Exchequer-funded capital construction projects of up 1% as funding for an art project, subject to an overall cap of €64,000. The current guidelines on the Per Cent for Art Scheme were drawn up in 2004 to set out how project managers are to operate the scheme and to provide a common national approach to its...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the Public Service Obligation (PSO) air service for the Aran Islands. In this regard, I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department recently agreed a new contract for this service, which commenced on 1 October and will run until 30 September 2014. The Deputy will be aware that my Department is currently seeking consultants to conduct a review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Maintenance (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 590 and 591 together. I am advised that the option of constructing a drop lock to replace the need for the lifting bridge at the location in question has been considered by Waterways Ireland but it was not deemed viable due to the estimated costs involved, given that the minimum cost for a drop lock to replace the bridge would be of the order of €5m....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Staff (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In accordance with the Guidelines on the Staffing of Ministers' Offices, both of my advisors, James Kenny and Damien Garvey, were placed on the first point of the Principal Officer standard scale upon their appointment. Copies of both their contracts of employment and qualifications statements were laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and are available for inspection in the Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The founding of the Irish Volunteers will be commemorated on 24 November next with military ceremonies at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin. The Pillar Room of the Rotunda Hospital will be opened to the public from Monday 25November to Friday 29 November 2013, where an archival exhibition with artefacts from the period can be viewed. Since August 2012, a permanent exhibition...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: There were 156 prosecution cases taken by my Department in the period 2009 to date under various provisions of the Wildlife Acts and the Habitats Regulations. Of this number, prosecutions were recorded in some 114 cases with further cases pending. The Table below shows the number of prosecutions per year broken down between the three regional divisions of the National Parks and Wildlife...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Civil Service Code of Conduct (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, all civil servants are subject to the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour, which was introduced under section 10(3) of the Standards in Public Office Act 2011. Under Paragraph 14 of that code, civil servants may not at any time engage in, or be connected with, any outside business or activity which would in any way conflict with the interests of their...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Appeals (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I understand that one objection is still being processed through Stage 1 of the appeals process and, in that regard, my Department is currently awaiting a response to a query put to the appellant concerned this summer. As soon as this matter is finalised, the Designated Area Appeals Advisory Board will be in a position to commence the formal appeals process for all Stage 2 appeals in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Maintenance (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, in July 2007 the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) agreed to proceed with the restoration of the section of the Ulster Canal between Clones and Upper Lough Erne. The then Government agreed to cover the full capital costs of the project, which were estimated at that time to be of the order of €35m. It was always the intention that the Ulster Canal...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: An application for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme has been received by my Department from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s Question. The qualifying criteria for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme are that: - The claimant must have a legal interest in one of the 53 raised bog special areas of conservation –...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 599 agus 600 le chéile. Faoin mbeartas speisialta atá i gceist ag an Teachta, íoctar deontas in aghaidh an lae faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge le teaghlaigh cáilithe ar oileáin i leith daltaí lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht, a bhíonn ar iostas leo fad a bhíonn siad ag freastal ar an meánscoil ar...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grazing Rights (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The grazing restrictions that applied until the beginning of this month in the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation, the Maumturk Mountains Special Area of Conservation and the Owenduff/Nephin Special Protection Area were required to address the ruling of the European Court of Justice in case C-117/00 concerning overgrazing in the habitats of the red grouse and other...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grazing Rights (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are no mandatory grazing restrictions currently applying to Natura 2000 commonages, other than the general requirement to maintain the land in Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC). GAEC is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In addition, in Natura 2000 sites, the consent of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is required...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Advisory Committee on Commemorations, chaired by Dr Maurice Manning, has placed great emphasis on the importance of the commemorative initiatives that are being organised at local and community level. Such events complement the official initiatives and contribute greatly towards the goals of inclusion and education. While I have not yet dedicated an allocation to support...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Wild mink are not a protected species under the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 and they can be controlled by farmers, landowners and others. A study commissioned by my Department, and published in 2009, estimated the population of mink living in the wild in the State could reach a total of between 20,500 and 33,500 individuals, and identified ground-nesting birds as the species most vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (5 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: An indicative comparison of my Department's 2014 Budget allocations at subhead level and the corresponding 2013 provisions is available on my Department's website via the following link: The full year effects of the savings measures will be achieved during 2014. As the Deputy will be aware, the published allocations will be supplemented in 2014 by a number of measures announced on Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (6 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department oversees and has policy responsibility for the conservation, preservation, protection, development and presentation of Ireland's heritage and culture. My Department also seeks to promote the Irish language, to support the Gaeltacht and to assist the sustainable development of island communities. Information in relation to the functions of my...