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Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Remit (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am aware that a number of people reside on canals and use them as a home. It is a very important consideration and we do not want to push the fee to a level at which it is no longer economical to reside on the canals. That must be taken into consideration. I take the points raised on board.

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Deputy Patrick O'Donovan's intervention is timely as my Department is in discussions with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the rural development programme to see how best to compensate farmers who are in Natura areas. The points the Deputy has raised are very important. Some 300 farmers were on farm plans to provide proper feeding grounds for the hen harrier but not...

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, and I have been engaged at a personal and ministerial level on this issue for the past two years. I am concerned that people who live in designated areas should be properly compensated. Compensation should accompany designation and I have emphasised that aspect at national and European level. There is an opportunity...

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Remit (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 11, 28, 163 and 164 together.

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Remit (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Did Deputy Kevin Humphreys have a previous question?

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Remit (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: May we go back to Question No. 8?

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Remit (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The public consultation undertaken by Waterways Ireland on the proposed by-laws governing the Grand Canal, the Royal Canal and the Barrow system concluded on 3 February, in line with the relevant legislation which provides for a 21-day consultation period. I am informed by Waterways Ireland that the main stakeholders were contacted individually and invited to meet with the Chief Executive...

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Remit (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am aware Deputy Anthony Lawlor has a personal interest in this matter and has raised it with me on a number of occasions. As promised, I will come back to the Deputies and Senators who have expressed an interest before I make a final decision. Eventually, I will get the proposals from Waterways Ireland and my Department. I will discuss the sensitivities involved and the effect this will...

Other Questions: National Archives (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Recent legislative changes in the United Kingdom provided new arrangements for public access to the archival records of government after 20 years, not 30 years, as had previously been the case. In Ireland the National Archives Act, 1986 provides for the preservation of official Government records, their transfer to the National Archives and release to the public. When enacted, provision for...

Other Questions: National Archives (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I agree that we are talking about very important information and a very sensitive period in the context of the Northern Ireland conflict. The longer time lag in this country is rather unfair on historians and researchers. Moreover, as the Deputy says, it means that only one view of what was happening back then will be in the public domain. It may well be the case that the Governments of...

Other Questions: National Archives (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Of course. This is an issue we are already pursuing with the intention of changing the legislation. I give the Deputy an assurance that it will be pursued very seriously.

Other Questions: National Archives (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am aware that the Deputy has a personal interest in this matter and a deep knowledge of the archival challenge. We will take her point on board in so far as it is possible.

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department uses a variety of data sources to identify landowners and land users within areas proposed for designation, including the Property Registration Authority, the land parcel identification system used by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and information on forestry lands. When advertising six hen harrier special protection areas in November 2007, my Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am not aware of any pasture land being included in turf-cutting areas. The Deputy referred to permits and advice being made available. I take what he said very seriously and will address the matter immediately. This is a very important and sensitive matter. As Minister, I am responsible for ensuring both European and national laws are enforced and the Deputy is representing his...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I welcome what the Deputy said about this matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Library (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: On a general note, the Deputy will be aware that all of the national cultural institutions, including the National Library of Ireland, have unavoidably suffered significant cuts in their allocations in recent years. This is an unpleasant reality with which every publicly funded body has had to deal with during the economic crisis of the past few years. The Government has done its utmost to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Library (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Between 2007 and 2011 when I took office the allocation for the National Library of Ireland was reduced from €13.2 million to €8 million, a decrease of €5.117 million. Since I became Minister, the reduction has been €780,000. Last year we minimised the cut to the National Library of Ireland's funding. The figure in that regard was just €265,000. In the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Library (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I share the Deputy's concern. Unfortunately, when the country had the necessary resources available to it, no one had either the vision or the commitment required to ensure the work to which the Deputy refers was done. That work should have been carried out, but this did not happen. I inherited a very challenging situation and was obliged to introduce cuts for all of the cultural...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The recently published Review of Ireland’s Raised Bog Natural Heritage Areas, which is available to download from my Department’s website, provides detail on future arrangements regarding turf cutting on each of the 75 raised bog NHAs. Based on a comprehensive scientific assessment, the review has proposed a reconfiguration of the network of raised bog NHAs, which will improve...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (6 Mar 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am glad that the Deputy raised this matter here and I will make immediate inquiries as to the availability of permits. This service should be available to those people who are affected. I will certainly ensure that it will be made available. If there is a problem with the existing system, we certainly need to improve it because I agree that these people deserve the right to know how to...