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Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is not a full-time position, in other words, it is temporary. It will be advertised like other jobs.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The person who has been given the job is someone who was in that position for many years, knows the process well and the procedures within Culture Ireland. One could not find a better person to do the job. I have experienced the efficiency of the person who replaced Mr. Downes, Ms Christine Sisk. She is a top class civil and public servant.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am doing so. Mr. Downes was excellent. It was unfortunate that, because he was on contract and of employment law, we were not able to retain him. He has a major role to play in the arts and I hope he will continue to play it. Obviously, it would have been advantageous to have him in the position for Ireland's Presidency of the European Union, especially because of his vast number of...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I hope he will play an important role here in the future. I reiterate that I did not single out the Abbey Theatre. I was not in any way singling it out because of Senator Fiach Mac Conghail's association with it. I am delighted Senator Jillian van Turnhout received such satisfaction from the National Archives of Ireland in tracing her family tree, etc. The National Archives of Ireland is a...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: In the context of what is happening, it seems as though, if the Department has any connection with a State institution, there is something wrong with it. I realise they must have independence, but, eventually, ithe Department provides the funding and also gives advice and help. The National Archives of Ireland is a good example of a body in which there is an independent director and...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Regarding the council of the National Archives of Ireland, I say to Senator Maurice Cummins and confirm that I was delighted that Professor Diarmaid Ferriter after he had resigned from the National Library of Ireland had stayed on in the council of the National Archives of Ireland. For all those who were appointed to the National Library of Ireland by the previous Minister, former Deputy Mary...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Funding was increased this year. The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, and I went to the National Archives of Ireland which had a problem with the roof which we tried to solve. My officials are working closely with it to try to find a solution.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As I know too well. It was a pity, when we had so much money in the country with which we did not know what to do, that all of these challenges were not faced. Obviously, there was the lack of a vision, to which Senator Fiach Mac Conghail referred. The proposer and seconder of the amendment, Senators Tony Mulcahy and Ivana Bacik, expressed strong views. Senator Ivana Bacik, especially,...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: That perception is unfair to the staff of my Department who have worked with the individuals in question for years. I acknowledge, however, that it is the impression people would get from reading the newspapers.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I assure Senator Zappone that I have made no proposals to Government yet. I have not finalised my position. It is too early to accept the motion because we have not yet determined what we will do. That is the reason I cannot accept the motion. I included elements of the motion in the amendment in recognition of it.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: If Senator Barrett would allow me to interrupt, as he is aware, my Department was a reconfiguration of previous Departments. Because of the reconfiguration, the figure in the Estimate does not reflect the amount spent in the Vote on administration. I explained that when I was doing the Estimate before the committee. Senator Barrett is correct in what he says but there is an explanation for it.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is unique in my 30 years in national politics for both Houses to debate an issue simultaneously. It is even rarer for the same issue to come up in Private Members' business, so it is a first. I compliment and congratulate Senators on raising this issue. We live in a democracy and must listen to each other and to constructive criticism. This is what makes our democracy so strong. I am...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Senator should read his script.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I have had a vision for the arts for many years. It did not start yesterday. Rather than having one of these academic visions, I have a practical vision. In my town, when I realised we had some great writers there who were not properly represented, I decided to go ahead and set up a literary centre for them and to honour them in other ways, such as with documentaries for RTE. I have a...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (26 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are fifteen Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) in County Mayo which have been designated for the protection of Blanket Bog Habitat. Details of the location of these sites, the townlands affected and the implications for land-owners can be found on my Department's web-site at http://www.npws.ie/protectedsites/naturalheritageareasnha/

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Issues: Animal Welfare Issues (26 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: In accordance with the Wildlife Acts, the annual open season when deer can be legally shot under licence operates from 1 September to 28 February, depending on the species and gender of deer. However, landowners may apply to my Department for a licence under the Wildlife Acts to cull deer when this is necessary outside the annual open seasons in instances where damage is being caused to...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (26 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has worked very closely with Bord na Móna in relation to the relocation of turf cutters to non-designated bogs. Relocation arrangements have already been agreed between my Department and the company as regards groups from Clara Bog in County Offaly and Mountbellew in County Galway. These arrangements involve the groups relocating to nearby Bord na Móna owned bogs, with the...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (26 Jun 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), such as Nure Bog NHA, at the end of 2013. 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...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (26 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The land referred to by the Deputy is located in a natural heritage area designated in 2002. In 2010, the then Government decided that turf-cutting should come to an end on raised bog natural heritage areas at the end of 2013. However, in accordance with the Programme for Government, the situation regarding the 75 raised bog natural heritage areas will be reviewed in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Illegal Turf Cutting: Illegal Turf Cutting (26 Jun 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 and 324 together. Activity on all 53 raised bog Special Areas of Conservation, where the requirement to cease turf cutting applies, is being monitored on an ongoing basis, both from the ground and from the air. Where evidence of unlawful cutting is detected, it is investigated and enforcement action is undertaken jointly by officials of my Department and...