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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The committee is happy to test that. My political instinct is that this country often obeys many of these ideas, treaties and agreements to the letter and beyond our responsibilities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We have not made any decision yet. Although we have a full quota of people at this committee meeting it will be necessary to make those decisions at a larger meeting of our committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We will not open that again because we did discuss that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank all the representatives for coming here today. In my political view, how this country has given away our fishing resources and how we have made ourselves a tiny minority in our own waters is one of our biggest disgraces. It is clear that all of the communities we are dealing with in this respect are communities that are living on the edge. This discussion has been very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We are here to discuss the nomination of the chair designate of the Crawford Art Gallery. I welcome Ms Rose McHugh to the meeting. Tá fáilte romhat. I wish to draw the attention of the witness to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat as an cur i láthair iontach leathan agus suimiúil sin. Are there any questions? We will start with Deputy Niamh Smyth and Senator O'Donnell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: A secret shopper.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We thank Ms McHugh. We can see from her CV that she is very busy. The Crawford has a long and proud history in Cork. Often people are appointed to boards and it is rubber-stamped and ignored by committees. This committee believes it is important not to do that but to invite in the new chairpersons so we can build a relationship with them and get a better understanding about their specific...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The regional remit is obviously very important. There is no doubt that there are massive gaps in the regional delivery and engagement of art and culture. This is something that bucks that trend and we want to make sure it is strengthened further. We wish Ms McHugh luck.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: There is no doubt that standardisation is a danger.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: There is that danger when people look to roll out something that things become standardised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Crawford Art Gallery: Chairperson Designate (26 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We look forward to spending many hours poring over the catalogue. Again, we thank Ms McHugh. We will sent a letter to the Minister noting that we have had the opportunity to discuss Ms McHugh's appointment with her. We wish her great luck in her new role.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (12 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 250. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sí scagadh ar an gcaiteachas €250,000 a gealladh d’Údarás na Gaeltachta sa bhuiséad reatha agus a bhí le cur ar fáil do na comharchumainn Ghaeltachta; cá ndeachaigh an t-airgead seo; cé hiad na heagraíochtaí a fuair an t-airgead; cén méid a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I advise members of the committee to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound system and the broadcasting of the meeting. We have apologies from Deputies Martin Heydon and Niamh Smyth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We will now consider the topic of the protection of marine historical sites, including the Lusitania site, and the licensing of diving at these sites and the topic of human resources issues in the National Museum of Ireland with representatives of the National Museum of Ireland. We thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. We appreciate their presence. We have many important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I propose we deal with the HR issues first. I think that is the main bulk of today's discussion. At the end of the meeting we will deal with the Lusitania.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an bhfinné as an gcur i láthair sin. Bhí sé an-suimiúil agus forleathan. Táimid an-bhuíoch as sin. There is a great number of good, hardworking people in the National Museum of Ireland and we applaud them for the work they have done over the past number of years. Much good work is being done in the development of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Nor do I wish-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Sure. I do not wish for the witnesses to identify the individual in any way or his or her position within the National Museum of Ireland. However, we will have to speak about specific events for us to identify the culture that has existed and, therefore, the policies which we need to reform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Museum of Ireland: Discussion (11 Apr 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay. I will accept Ms Heaney's bona fides on it. We will just say then that it is not the policy and has not been the practice ever that a situation like that would arise.