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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Secretary General of my Department does not sit on the board of any State agency.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (30 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: As I informed the Deputy in reply to his question on the 18th May, I have endeavoured to ensure representation on the Peatlands Council for domestic peat cutters through the participation of the Irish Farmers Association, The Turf Cutters and Contractors Association and Irish Rural Link. The contribution of turf-cutters will play an important role in the work of the Council and it is open to...

Written Answers — Wildlife Protection: Wildlife Protection (30 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: Under Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts, the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction by other means of vegetation growing on uncultivated land or in hedges or ditches is prohibited during the nesting and breeding season for birds and wildlife, from 1 March to 31 August. This is subject to certain specific exceptions. In most instances, it is required by law that work to hedgerows is...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (30 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: Primary responsibility for the promotion of angling rests with Inland Fisheries Ireland who are committed to ensuring that angling continues to be recognised as a valuable national asset and to achieve the maximum benefit to the Exchequer by promoting angling as a leisure pursuit and by developing the tourism potential of the resource. As with all our national parks, a key objective of...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (30 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: As in previous years the Muckross Gardens continue to be managed and maintained to the highest possible standards, as evidenced by the many positive comments from visitors to the gardens and also the very favourable mention of the gardens in a magazine, The Irish Garden , last year. As with all gardens, climatic conditions can have a marked bearing on the appearance of the Muckcross...

Arts Funding (29 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy for raising the matter on the Adjournment. I am very much aware of her commitment to and interest in the development of the arts in County Offaly. As Minister responsible for the arts and culture sectors I am acutely aware of the necessity to secure the best possible funding provisions for those sectors. I assure the Deputy that I am passionately...

Ambulance Service (29 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Health. The Minister sends his apologies that he cannot be present. The Minister is happy the Deputy has raised these important and interrelated issues. As a general principle, the Government has made it clear that it wants a health system which is safe, high quality and affordable. The Minister for Health does not wish to see a diminution in any...

Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (29 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is too early to say how the management of any putative cultural facility at the Bank of Ireland might be managed or which bodies might have a role in that management.

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (29 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that there are no positions in the public service bodies within the ambit of my Department which attract a level of remuneration that will be affected by the new salary caps.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (29 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that the Chief State Solicitor's Office has confirmed that contracts were received in 2009 in the case referred to by the Deputy but that these have not yet been signed. Processing of applications to the voluntary bog purchase scheme has been slower than anticipated due to capacity constraints in undertaking the conveyancy work involved. In light of these constraints and of...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: After taking office in March of this year, the Government moved quickly to put in place the necessary measures to give effect to the decision of May 2010 that turf cutting on all raised bog Special Areas of Conservation should cease in 2011. In April, the Government established a compensation scheme for affected turf-cutters which would provide them with an annual financial payment for a...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The draft European Communities (Birds and Habitats) Regulations, which will replace the existing European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1997-2005, contain full provision for the screening of plans and projects that require the consent of a public authority to establish if they require appropriate assessment in accordance with Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive. Separately,...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: A total of 75 raised bog sites and 73 blanket bog sites have been designated as Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) under the Wildlife Acts. Commercial turf cutting is not permitted on these designated sites. These sites are subject to monitoring by my officials and enforcement action is undertaken where unlawful cutting is detected. Enforcement of the legal protection given to these and other...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Taoiseach announced the establishment of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in March 2011, and appointed Deputy Dinny McGinley as Minister of State to my Department with special responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs. The Deputy may wish to note that a draft Order entitled Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Delegation of Ministerial Functions)...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The national monument at Rath Lugh, in the townland of Lismullin, County. Meath, is protected by a Preservation Order made under the National Monuments Acts in March 2008. The effect of the preservation order is that it is unlawful for any person to demolish or remove wholly or in part or to disfigure, deface, alter or in any manner injure or interfere with the national monument without the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: Both the Minister of State in my Department, Deputy. Dinny McGinley, and I can claim a maximum mileage of 96,540 kms per annum broken down as follows :- Both the Minister of State in my Department, Deputy. Dinny McGinley, and I can claim a maximum mileage of 96,540 kms per annum broken down as follows :- Mileage Kms High Rate Reduced Rate First 6,437 €0.5907 Remainder 90,103 €0.2846...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: No application for capital funding has been received from this group. Funding for major capital cultural projects in my Department is primarily from the Cultural Development subhead that has an allocation of €7.8 million in 2011, which is a reduction by over 50% from the €16 million allocated in 2010. This funding is fully committed and there is no scope for any funding being provided...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: Whilst my Department provides funding to the agencies within its remit, the Board of each agency is responsible for all operational matters relating to the agency, including IT services, and I do not have a statutory function in respect of such day-to-day operational matters. With regard to my Department itself, there are no contracts issued at present for the outsourcing of IT services....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will appreciate that the extensive amount of information sought by her in regard to a wide range of bodies would require a significant amount of work on the part of Departmental officials and would be difficult to justify, particularly given the amount of information that is already provided in the Annual Reports of the relevant bodies, which are available in the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (28 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that no loan finance is provided to small and medium enterprises from European sources through my Department or through agencies operating under the aegis of my Department.