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

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 751 and 752 together. The body referred to by the Deputy is an independent one. As Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I have no statutory responsibility for it or its collection, nor am I aware of any statutory provisions underpinning its operation. The Heritage Act 1995 outlines the functions of the Heritage Council relating to the proposal of...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: UNESCO sets out a formal process for State signatories to the World Heritage Convention for the purpose of nominating properties on their territory for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. A particular criterion is for a site to be considered to be of outstanding universal value, defined by UNESCO as meaning of “cultural and or natural significance which is so exceptional as...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Various sites related to the 1916 Rising are protected under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2004 or under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2011. For example, the buildings at Nos. 14-17 Moore Street are a national monument subject to a Preservation Order under the National Monuments Acts, Kilmainham Gaol is a national monument in State care, while many other sites related to the...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department continually reviews the condition of infrastructure, including roadways, in the National Parks and, where funding is available, priority maintenance and upgrading is carried out. While available funding in respect of 2013 works has been fully allocated, a review of the condition of roadways in Killarney National Park is being carried out at present. Consideration will be given...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: 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 Deputy will be aware that responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is primarily devolved to the Arts Council. Under the Arts Act...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy is aware, in January last, the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, TD, and I jointly launched the Arts in Education Charter. This Charter places new responsibilities on Government Departments, agencies, cultural institutions and arts organisations in terms of providing and promoting arts education to children and young people. Both Minister Quinn and I...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: As I have informed the Deputy previously, there are two programmes operated by the European Union in the areas for which I have responsibility. These are the Media Programme and the Culture Programme and both run from 2007 to 2013 inclusive. The Media Programme is the EU support programme for the European audiovisual industry and details in this regard, including in relation to the operation...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department is committed to enhancing our traditional culture by supporting groups and organisations involved in furthering the traditional arts. Since 2005, €20m has been provided in capital grant aid to organisations that promote traditional music and song, such as Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and Na Píobairí Uilleann (The Pipers Club), for infrastructural...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will be aware of the research report on the Economic Value of Ireland's Historic Environment, published in 2012, which establishes that heritage conservation and tourism have very significant economic value and that Ireland's historic environment supports over 35,000 jobs. The report, commissioned by the Heritage Council and prepared under the direction of a steering committee...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (18 Sep 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will be aware that the Public Appointments Service already advertises a large number of public service posts on publicjobs.ie. While the filling of sanctioned vacancies in bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group is generally a matter for the individual organisations and boards concerned, my Department's clear policy is to require the use of the publicjobs.ie as part of the...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that an estimated pay saving of €105,000 would accrue if the salaries of the CEO's/Directors of non-commercial State bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group were reduced by 10%. This figure does not take account of the North South Implementation Bodies under the aegis of my Department, where pay and conditions are governed by the North South...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Based on the annual fees currently payable to members of the boards of statutory agencies and national cultural institutions funded from my Department's Vote, I am advised that an annual saving of approximately €63,600 would accrue to the Exchequer, if fees were to be reduced by 25%. It should be noted that some members of boards that are also public servants are not entitled to claim...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 475 of 2 July 2013 where I stated that my Department issued a licence to the Irish Coursing Club to capture live hares under the Wildlife Acts for the 2012-13 season. The licence states that it does not authorise any person to enter any land without the permission of the owner or occupier of the land. The licence also provides that the...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: All birds, including ravens, are protected under the Wildlife Acts and the European Communities Birds Directive. However, there is a facility under the Wildlife Acts for a person to obtain a permit from my Department to take action where serious damage is being caused by protected wild birds. This permit is obtained under Section 42 of the Wildlife Acts. Applications for such permits are...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Department is engaged in a continuous process of assessing and deploying new technologies which support and enhance its activities. The Department operates and extends its technology systems and infrastructure in accordance with the sanction arrangements for ICT-related expenditure in Government Departments and Offices and the Programme for Government and Public Service Reform strategies...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: European Capital of Culture (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Decision No. 1622/2006/EC (the Decision) of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 October 2006, establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019, lays down the procedure of designation of the European Capitals of Culture for those years. According to Article 2 of the Decision, from 2009 to 2019, two cities of two Member States...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies Pension Provisions (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. All the schemes listed are pay-as-you go schemes and therefore do not have a fund. The staff contributions to these scheme are in line with normal public service schemes and are in detailed in the individual scheme. There are no employer contributions to these schemes. The Deputy will be aware that there are no commercial...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was established on 2 June 2011, following substantial Departmental reconfigurations. Travel expenses of €60,361.35 have been paid to me, including mileage expenses in respect of 174,150km in official travel, since the formation of my Department. An amount of €41,756.19, including mileage expenses...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: North-South Ministerial Council (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy 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. It was always the intention that the Ulster Canal...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 419 together. Arrangements for the relocation of turf cutters to non-designated bogs have been made as regards a group from Clara Bog special area of conservation in County Offaly and a group from Carrownagappul Bog and Curraghlehanagh Bog special areas of conservation in County Galway. The group from Clara Bog commenced turf cutting at the...