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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am not aware of any proposals to develop a museum and heritage centre in the Dublin docks.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Reviews (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos 37, 45, 56 and 59 together. As part of the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure 2012-2014, my Department considered a range of possible options for savings in respect of the Arts and Culture programme area. On the basis of that review and in line with many other areas of Government expenditure, considerable savings have been made in thus programme area in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ulster Canal Restoration Project (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions 40 and 757 together. As the Deputies will be aware, in July 2007, the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) agreed to proceed with the restoration of the section of the Ulster Canal between Clones and Upper Lough Erne. The then Government agreed to cover the full capital costs of the project, which were estimated at that time to be of the order of €35m....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer the Deputy to my previous responses in relation to this matter. The position remains as outlined then. NIVAL receives annual funding from the National College of Art and Design and the Arts Council. Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations and neither I nor my Department has a role to play in its executive or funding decisions....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The national cultural institutions under the aegis of my Department are, in the main, responsible for State exhibits and exhibitions. Whilst my Department provides funding to those institutions, the board of each institution is responsible for all operational matters, including the determination of exhibits and exhibitions, and I do not have a statutory function in relation to such matters. ...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: The Gathering Initiatives (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 726 together. As the Deputy will be aware, The Gathering initiative, undertaken by my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, has the strong support of my Department and the agencies under my Department's remit. A range of the actions that have been taken to support The Gathering were outlined in my replies to Questions No. 16 of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The first National Report on Bird of Prey Persecution and Poisoning was published by my Department in July of this year. It provided records from 2011, building on collaboration between my own Department (National Parks & Wildlife Service), the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (Regional Veterinary Labs) and the Department of Finance (State Laboratory). Birds of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The draft Heads of Bill in relation to the matters referred to by the Deputy are currently the subject of consultation with other Departments and I hope to be in a position to bring them to Government shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has incurred expenditure in the sum of €34,422.39 in 2012 and some €46,243.15 this year, for the hire of private aircraft, for the purpose of aerial monitoring of activity on raised bog Special Areas of Conservation where the requirement to cease turf cutting applies. Private aircraft are only used when the Air Corps is not in a position to undertake these...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 742 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the focal point for my recent visit to Sydney, Australia, was attendance at a series of events to mark the fifth International Irish Famine Commemoration. As Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, I represented the Irish Government at the 2013 International Famine Commemoration ceremony at...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Job Creation Numbers (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer the Deputy to my previous responses in relation to this matter. Government policy on the arts is set out in the Programme for Government. The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. The Government appreciates...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: City of Culture (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer the Deputy to to-days reply to Priority Question No 5.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The fox is one of the most common and widely distributed mammals in Ireland. It is not a protected species and no national census has been undertaken. Data collated on the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s website, however, shows that it is found in every county of Ireland and has adapted to both rural and urban habitats. It is well established in the suburbs of Dublin, and in Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The landowner in question has exercised his right to appeal the inclusion of these lands within this Special Protection Area (SPA) to the independent Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board who will undertake a formal assessment of the appeal based on the scientific merits of the case. I understand that the Board has already written to the landowner, outlining its requirements and requesting...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2010 prohibit the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction of vegetation growing on uncultivated land or in hedges or ditches during the nesting and breeding season for birds and wildlife, from 1 March to 31 August. This is subject to certain specific exceptions, one of which permits these activities during the prohibited periods on grounds of public health and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Mapping Strategy (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In June 2011, a number of State agencies, including the Environment Protection Agency, Ordnance Survey Ireland, Teagasc, the Heritage Council, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine and my own Department, established a national landcover and habitat working group. The aim of the group is to address the strategic gap in information on landcover, landuse and habitats in Ireland and the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Species (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Japanese knotweed was first introduced to Ireland over 100 years ago. It forms dense thickets along roadsides, waste-grounds and waterways, reproduces by vegetative means and is difficult to kill off once it becomes established. This plant is included among the list of the 100 most invasive alien species of the world. My Department has been working with the Northern Ireland Environment...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Landscape Strategy (18 Sep 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 towards the end of the year, with a view to finalising the National Landscape Strategy for publication in 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy is aware, at the request of North Midlands Peatlands Park Committee (NMPPC), I facilitated a meeting with elected representatives and members of the NMPPC last autumn. At that meeting, I explained that in principle my Department would welcome any initiative to rehabilitate cutaway bog in a way that enhances its biodiversity and its attractiveness to visitors. I also explained...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information sought by the Deputy is available from the Republic of Ireland Hen Harrier Survey 2010 and is set out in the Table below (the survey report is available at http://www.npws.ie/publications/irishwildlifemanuals/IWM59.p df ): Site Code Site Name Number of pairs breeding or attempting to breed (2010) 4160 SLIEVE BLOOM MOUNTAINS SPA - - - - 4161 STACKS TO MULLAGHAREIRK...