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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (11 Feb 2014)

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: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I have no plans currently to review Ireland’s existing network of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) .

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Appeals (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 and 331 together. Four appeals to the inclusion of land within this Special Protection Area were fully successful at Stage 1 of the appeals process and a further 5 were partly successful. Lands were removed from the site where appeals identified mapping errors or inappropriate inclusions. While it is not possible to disclose information on individual...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The total expenditure by my Department on advertising in 2013 was €100,423 with €79,137 of this amount paid to advertising agencies. The information requested is set out in the following table. Medium Expenditure in 2013 - € Print 85,837 TV 10,316 Radio 4,270 The Deputy should note that, in relation to the National Parks and Wildlife Service, my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Social Media Monitoring (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: While my Department is fully committed to making information relating to its activities available online, it does not currently engage in the practice referred to in the Deputy's Question. The Press Office of my Department will shortly be setting up a Twitter account for my Department, which is expected to cover some or all of the following: press releases on my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Management Scheme Applications (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department’s funding for the built heritage in 2014 is concentrated on assisting conservation works to the fabric of structures protected under the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2012 and it does not operate a scheme for events as referred to in the Deputy's Question. I also understand that the closing date has passed for applications to the Heritage Council for grant aid under...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 to 337, inclusive, together. Current funding is allocated within the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department on the basis of functional regions, rather than to specific National Parks. These regions operate a parks management programme, including the operation of key visitor attractions, on this basis. My Department is at present...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Although in private ownership, Granard motte and bailey is a national monument in the guardianship of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2004. As such, it enjoys the full range of protections afforded by those Acts, including a requirement that any works at, or in proximity to it, are subject to my prior written consent. While the scope...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Engagements (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, I and the Minister of State at my Department, Mr. Dinny McGinley, T.D., are both committed to deepening and enhancing North/South cooperation across the various areas of our remit. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department funds two of the six North South Implementation Bodies established under the 1999 British-Irish Agreement. These are Waterways Ireland and An...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that expenditure incurred to date in relation on this project, the Lough Oughter project, on the Erne Navigation from Belturbet to Killykeen and Killeshandra is €84,647. I am also advised that, on reviewing the environmental information from this process, Waterways Ireland considers that the environmental designations of this lake complex make the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (12 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. The information requested by the Deputy regarding the names of bodies, funded from my Department's Vote Group, in respect of which I have responsibility for answering Parliamentary Questions are listed in the table below, together with references to the relevant statutory provisions for making board appointments, where appropriate. In...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department was established on 2 June 2011 and, therefore, the Deputy will appreciate that the information sought by him can only be provided from that date. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department, and as advised in relation to bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group, is set out in the table. Division Details of specific new powers or functions conferred...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (13 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The qualifying criteria for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, administered by my Department, are that: - The claimant must have a legal interest in one of the 53 raised bog special areas of conservation – ownership or turbary right; - The claimant must have been the owner or entitled to exercise turbary rights on the land in question on 25 May 2010; - The turbary on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (13 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 23 and 93 on 29 January 2014. In the meantime, the National Asset Management Agency has confirmed that it has approved funding for works to repair and restore the national monument buildings.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (13 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Cloonchambers bog in County Roscommon is within one of 53 sites that have been nominated for designation as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for the protection of raised bog habitat. These sites are protected under EU law and there are clear legal parameters within the Habitats Directive that prescribe how such sites must be protected. There are no proposals to change the designation of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (13 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The qualifying criteria for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, administered by my Department, are that: - The claimant must have a legal interest in one of the 53 raised bog special areas of conservation – ownership or turbary right; - The claimant must have been the owner or entitled to exercise turbary rights on the land in question on 25 May 2010; - The turbary on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (18 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 420 and 427 together. As the Deputies will be aware, the public consultation process on the draft bye-laws referred to concluded on 3 February last. I am informed by Waterways Ireland that a general synopsis reveals that in excess of two thousand submissions were received from a wide variety of interests, including, but not exclusively, individual citizens,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Welfare (18 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are two species of seals in Irish waters - the Harbour or Common Seal and the more numerous Grey Seal. Both are included in a list of species protected under the EU Habitats Directive. Consequently, Ireland is obliged to monitor and report on their status, including in relation to their population, every six years. The most recent six year report submitted to the European...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Promotion (18 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department does not provide funding for film projects. The Irish Film Board is the statutory body with responsibility for all film related matters, including the funding of film projects. All funding decisions are handled by the Irish Film Board and my Department has no role in the operation of their various programmes and schemes. Detailed information regarding the role of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Feb 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I wish to advise the Deputy that currently 10 staff in my Department are on sabbatical/career break. Details are set out in the table. Period on Sabbatical / Career Break Staff Numbers 0 – 6 months 0 6 – 12 months 1 1 – 2 years 3 2 – 3 years 3 4 – 5 years 2 5 years plus 1 TOTAL 10