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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Data (20 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: A number of National Cultural Institutions and other bodies and agencies are funded from my Department's Vote Group and I wish to advise the Deputy that I do not regard them as quangos. Details of these bodies can be found on the Department's web-site at In relation to the boards of these bodies, institutions and agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group, the total number of board...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 373 together. As I outlined in my reply to Question No 144 of 7November last, it is my objective in relation to the 1916 centenary programme that it is comprehensive, authentic and inclusive. That reply also outlined the series of items which are being undertaken by my Department over the broad area of commemorations. In keeping with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In 2010, the then Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government recommended that permission be refused by Offaly County Council for the extension proposed in the case referred to by the Deputy. The reason for this recommendation was that the extension would involve groundworks that would impact on a possible early ecclesiastical enclosure within an area of archaeological...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Forbairt Thionscal na hIascaireachta (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Mar go bhfuil eolas cuimsitheach iarrtha ag an Teachta, tuigtear dom nach féidir le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta an t-eolas seo a chur le chéile laistigh den amscála atá ar fáil don Cheist Dála. Tá iarrtha agam, mar sin, ar Phríomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta an t-eolas ábhartha a chur ar fáil go díreach don Teachta...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deontais do Comharchumainn (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tá an t-eolas atá iarrtha ag an Teachta agus a cuireadh ar fáil do mo Roinnse ó Údarás na Gaeltachta leagtha amach sa tábla thíos. Contae Comhlacht Iomlán Íoctha 2012 Iomlán Íoctha 2013 Dún na nGall Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhór Teo. €85,500 €85,500 Dún na nGall Comharchumann Thoraí...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Earlier this year, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport indicated that Fáilte Ireland would be willing to transfer ownership of Thoor Ballylee to my Department as a possible route to having it re-opened to the public. The tower house is owned by Fáilte Ireland but was badly damaged by flooding in 2009 and has since been closed to the public. The Office of Public Works...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy is aware, the National Archives is responsible by law for the acquisition of records of permanent value from Departments of State, the courts and 61 named bodies. The National Archives can also acquire archives from other sources such as business, hospitals, charities and voluntary bodies, where it is considered that the archives are of outstanding quality and value. This can,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions No 379 and 380 together. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was established on 2 June 2011 on foot of a reorganisation of Government Departments announced by the Taoiseach in March 2011. It brought together functions from the former Departments of Tourism, Culture and Sport; Environment, Heritage and Local Government; and Community, Equality and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The general scheme of a Monuments Bill to consolidate, update and improve the legislative code governing the protection and regulation of the national archaeological heritage is currently being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The key objectives of the Bill are to provide for: - A consolidated and updated code replacing the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2004 and a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am currently finalising details for a new Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Fund, which I hope to introduce in 2014 to assist with works to safeguard protected structures, in private and civic ownership, protected under the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2012. An allocation of €5 million was announced in Budget 2014 for this scheme as part of the capital stimulus package. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I understand that the Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas (JESSICA) is a financial instrument which offers the managing authorities of EU Structural Funds programmes the possibility to take advantage of outside expertise and to have greater access to loan capital for the purpose of promoting urban development. My Department does not have information in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The allocation of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. An overall allocation is provided from the National Lottery each year for expenditure through the Votes of various Departments. In 2013 my Department’s allocation of funding of €4.446m to the Heritage Council was partially funded by National Lottery funds....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: North-South Implementation Bodies (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department funds two of the six North South Implementation Bodies established under the 1999 British-Irish Agreement. These are Waterways Ireland and An Foras Teanga (which comprises two agencies - Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency/Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch). The Bodies are co-funded by my Department (DAHG) and the Department of Arts, Culture...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (19 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department’s National Monuments Service, through its Underwater Archaeology Unit, has been researching shipwrecks in Irish territorial waters since 1999 and, from documentary sources and local research and knowledge has, to date, built up a database of 17,000 wrecks, of which some 3,000 have been accurately located. With the co-operation and assistance of the Geological Survey of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Landscape Strategy (14 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Following on from work in this area by an interdepartmental Steering Group chaired by my Department, and taking into account submissions arising from the public consultation in respect of the National Landscape Strategy Issues Paper, I expect to bring proposals to Government in early 2014 with a view to finalising the National Landscape Strategy for publication in 2014. The primary role of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Deer Cull (14 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Wild deer in the State are protected under the Wildlife Acts. There is an annual open season during which deer can be legally shot under licence. The open season for deer operates generally from 1 September to the last day of February, depending on the species and gender of deer. I am aware that deer species are increasing in range and numbers. My Department carries out localised annual...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (13 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tullira Castle, built in 1882 with an adjoining fifteenth-century tower, is included in the Record of Monuments and Places maintained by my Department under the National Monuments Acts. Accordingly, it benefits from the range of protections afforded by that designation, including a requirement that any proposed works at the site must be notified to my Department. The Castle is further...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Remit (12 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Private boats on the lakes in Killarney National Park are regulated by way of mooring discs or pegs. In a scheme introduced in 1991, following lengthy consultation with interested parties, mooring discs were issued to all boat owners having a recognised traditional mooring right on the lakes, subject to an overall limit on the number of discs issued. It is considered that a limit is necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas Review (12 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Slieve Bog is within a raised bog Natural Heritage Area (NHA). In May 2010, the previous Government decided that turf cutting should come to an end on all raised bog NHAs, including Slieve Bog, at the end of 2013. However, as part of an undertaking given in the current Programme for Government , my Department is carrying out a review of raised bog NHAs, which will consider, inter alia, the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2 June 2011 and therefore the available information is being provided from that date. I am advised that €1,600 for non-audit services was paid by my Department in 2012 to one of the companies referred to in the Deputy's Question.