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Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: One officer who retired in the past 6 months was engaged by Údarás na Gaeltachta on a short- term contracts. The officer is a solicitor on a six-month contract expiring on 31st August 2012. The abatement principle has been applied in this case.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am pleased to bring the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 before the House. The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010 includes provisions allowing all holders of valid firearm certificates issued for shotguns between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2012 to be deemed to be the holders of a hunting licence under the Wildlife Acts for the purposes of hunting game bird and hare species. This provision was...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the various Senators for their generally very positive contributions and for the support for this very simple amending legislation which will ensure that people may continue to shoot in a legal fashion. No other element is included in the Bill. I would be happy to attend the House at any future opportunity to discuss the topic of nature. We need to be aware of the importance of...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: This is my consideration and there is a degree of urgency. In the overall Wildlife Bill there can be several considerations and I can come back to the House to discuss those with the Senator. He can make his case then but as he knows from his own legal background there is an urgent need to deal with this provision. I thank the Seanad for accommodating me by dealing with this Bill. There...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am not aware of that leaflet which, perhaps, the Deputy will bring to my attention. The Minister of State, Deputy Shane McEntee, has obviously raised the issue since the election in the House and made a statement on it. Certainly, there is no proposal to amend the Bill in respect of stag hunting. I have no proposal to bring to the House in the near future and I will be upfront about...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Acting Chairman for chairing the debate and Senators for their positive contributions. Certainly there is room for further discussion, not only on the wildlife Bill that will be introduced but on the general issue of nature and biodiversity. I will provide information on the national biodiversity plan and other information which has not been discussed and is very much part of...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2012)

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Written Answers — Legal Cases: Legal Cases (3 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The table below sets out, in tabular form, the number of legal cases pending against my Department, by year of commencement. Year of commencement Number of legal cases 2001 1 2003 1 2007 1 2008 1 2009 1 2010 2 2011 5 2012 1

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (3 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The individual referred to in the Deputy's Question applied to sell his interest in land within a site designated as a special area of conservation, under the voluntary bog purchase scheme administered by my Department. In the light of the delays which have arisen in relation to the voluntary bog purchase scheme, I decided that applicants could, if they wished, transfer instead to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 397 together. As Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2 June 2011. It 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: A list of the allowances and current rates of allowances payable to certain categories of staff in my Department is set out as follows. Allowances are subject to tax with the exception of the eating on site allowance, footwear allowance and the subsistence allowance. For completeness, I should add that a small number of staff in my Department are in receipt of an allowance for the...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The context of the statement referred to by the Deputy related to the Raised Bog Monitoring Project 2004-05 (Fernandez, F, Fanning, M, McCorry, M & Crowley W), which concluded that there had been an overall one-third decrease in the area of active raised bog habitat on 48 sites studied over a ten year period. Active raised bog (habitat type 7110), which is a priority habitat under the...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: In May 2010, the then Government decided that turf-cutting should come to an end on all raised bog Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs). The Programme for Government undertook to review the situation with regard to NHAs and the future of turf-cutting on such sites will be considered as part of that review. It is expected that the review will be completed prior to the commencement of the 2014...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Jul 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to board appointments since March 2011 is reflected in the table. Body Appointments since March 2011 National Gallery of Ireland Fred Krehbiel National Concert Hall Kieran Tobin (Chair)Dearbhla CollinsJohn McGraneLaurie CearrGina MenziesBruce ArnoldMargaret RyanRay BatesAlma HynesArtemis KentDeborah KelleherPeter McEvoyPat...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has incurred expenditure in the sum of €16,943 on aerial surveillance of turf cutting on raised bog Special Areas of Conservation in the period in question. This work was carried out by a private contractor hired by my Department. The issue of costs incurred by the Air Corps, which also provides this service to my Department, is a matter for the Department of Defence.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 138, inclusive, together. In 1997, before the commencement of the designation process for Ireland's network of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), including its raised bog sites, my Department as then configured undertook an information campaign which involved issuing letters to some 230,000 rural households advising people in general terms of the...

Written Answers — National Parks and Wildlife Service: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department is compiling the material requested by the Deputy and will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 142 together. Hodgestown Bog, located four kilometres north-west of Prosperous in Co. Kildare, was designated as a Natural Heritage Area (NHA) on 20 September 2005 (S.I. No. 586 of 2005). In May 2010, the then Government decided that turf-cutting should come to an end on all raised bog NHAs at the end of 2013. The Programme for Government undertook to...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Discussions have been ongoing with turf cutter representatives from Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation. Progress has been made with a view to the relocation of qualifying turf cutters, in a manner similar to relocation arrangements already concluded with groups from Clara Bog in County Offaly and Mountbellew in County Galway. While awaiting relocation, qualifying turf cutters can...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2nd June 2011. In common with all other Government Departments, sick leave in my Department is managed in accordance with civil service norms as set out by the Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform in Circular 09/2010 on the Management of Sick Leave. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. ...