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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Apologies for keeping everyone for so long during the adjournment. I thank the witnesses for coming back. The final few minutes of the meeting will discuss the plans for restructuring and reform. The 2013 LRC report set out a number of steps that need to be taken and the 2016 report had recommendations for what needs to be done. The LRC report looks at setting up a museum council and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What about the implementation officer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What about the recommendations in the 2016 report? Obviously the museum has been resolving some of the issues in the 2016 report. Does the museum have the necessary resources? Does it need more resources from the Department? What needs to be done to make sure that the recommendations identified in that particular report are resolved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: For my own part, the National Museum is such an important part of Irish life. It is educational, inspiring and central to how we understand ourselves as a people. This is why I feel it is useful for us to focus on trying to reform and fix it and make sure it is more accessible to the general public. I take completely Ms Heaney's point that the new board is voluntary and has an enormous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Just before we-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: It is a good question, but just before we leave-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I believe Ms Heaney has a timetable so I am not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Ms Heaney can either answer them if she so wishes or leave if she needs to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I have just one more question on the Lusitania. I will address it to Mr. Ó Floinn and we will excuse Ms Heaney and thank her for coming before the committee. The Lusitaniais one of the most important sites off the coast of Ireland. It is a national gravesite and a serious archaeological and historical site in its own right. Is it the case that there have been quite strict criteria...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: On what basis was it an exception? Why was the decision made to accept it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Is Mr. Ó Floinn confident that in future the relationship that existed between the National Museum of Ireland and the National Monuments Service will return? I understand the museum heard retrospectively of this change of criteria in this exceptional case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas le na finnéithe as teacht inniu agus as a gcuid fianaise. Beidh muid ag caint leo i gceann sé mhí nó bliain, le cúnamh Dé.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (12 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 250. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sí scagadh ar an gcaiteachas €250,000 a gealladh d’Údarás na Gaeltachta sa bhuiséad reatha agus a bhí le cur ar fáil do na comharchumainn Ghaeltachta; cá ndeachaigh an t-airgead seo; cé hiad na heagraíochtaí a fuair an t-airgead; cén méid a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: As we have the required quorum of four members, including one Deputy and one Senator, we will begin. I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones so that they do not interfere with the sound system and the broadcasting of this meeting. We have received apologies from Senator Maura Hopkins. Before discussing the issues on today's agenda, I propose that we invite Mr. Paddy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome Mr. Patrick Murphy, chief executive officer, Mr. John Sullivan, chairman, Mr. Greg Casey and Mr. Ronan Sheehy from the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation, CLG. I also welcome Mr. Tom Kennedy from Daingean Uí Chúis fishermen's committee and Ms Nora Parke, project co-ordinator with Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Limited. Tá fáilte romhaibh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank Mr. Murphy for his statement and we will get a chance to tease out some of those issues later. I now invite the Daingean Uí Chúis fishermen's committee to make a statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Kennedy has ten minutes and may speak on any issue he believes makes the best use of his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat as sin. Ag an deireadh, ba mhaith liom cuireadh a thabhairt do Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat as sin. Would An Teachta Michael Collins like to begin the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We will have a chance to come back to that issue and to look at the detail. What was the Government's response to that particular argument?