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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Bord na Móna undertook a preliminary assessment and a stratigraphy assessment of a potential relocation site for turf cutters from Coolrain Bog raised bog special area of conservation, on behalf of my Department. On the basis of these assessments, my officials have requested Bord na Móna to contact the owner of the site with a view to purchase or long term lease of the site for...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 415 together. The Deputies will be aware that I made a determination earlier this week on the application for consent from Chartered Land Ltd for proposed works to the national monument site at Nos. 14 - 17 Moore Street. The site is protected by a Preservation Order under the National Monuments Acts due to its historical importance as the location...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department and the bodies funded from its Vote Group are committed to maximising the tourism potential and to increasing visitor numbers to Ireland's historical and cultural institutions. In this regard, my Department has been liaising with the various cultural institutions to ensure that high quality exhibition programmes are in place in these institutions during the peak tourist...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Limerick’s designation as City of Culture for 2014 will deliver a programme of cultural events and engagement in arts and culture by all the citizens of Limerick. Limerick City of Culture will seek to bring artists, arts organisations, local authorities and civic groups that are working in the city together through the design of a calendar of events that showcases all that the city...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Expressions of Interest for appointments to the Boards of the various institutions set out above were recently sought by my Department. The deadline for receipt of such expressions was 21 June 2013. The purpose of this process is to widen the pool of suitable candidates to fill the board vacancies in these institutions as they arise. My Department will now assess these applications and make...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: 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. Nor do I have a statutory role in relation to the funding of the National College of Art and Design.

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

Jimmy Deenihan: The current allocation to in 2013 is €1,591,250. The allocation to Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in future years, in common with all other organisations and projects funded by my Department, will depend on the outcome of the annual Estimates process relating to those years.

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Ireland is making significant progress in ensuring that these directives are correctly implemented here. Since coming into office, I have placed a high priority on addressing the implications of a number of adverse findings against Ireland by the European Court of Justice. The European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, which I signed into law in September, 2011 bring...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 397 and 408 together. Funding of €2.7 million was provided by my Department for the delivery of Culture Connects - the Culture Programme for Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. I am pleased to report on a very successful outcome of the Culture Connects Programme. Over the six months of the Presidency, approximately 1,000...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 409 together. 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. ...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: This is a matter for the statutory Board of the National Library of Ireland.

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Culturefox, funded by my Department, is available on the worldwide web at . It is also available in the form of an application of "App" for smartphones. It is free to download to smartphones. It is also free to practitioners who wish to upload arts and culture events. No income accrues either to the Exchequer or to anyone else from Culturefox. It is, however, of inestimable value to the...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 to 403, inclusive, together. The outcome of the Expenditure Review is implicit in the annual allocations made to the national cultural institutions in 2012 and 2013. Through the Council of National Cultural Institutions the marketing efforts of those institutions are coordinated . The Public Sector Reform plan, published in November 2011, promotes...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table: No. of amendments to legislation proposed by Minister during committee and report stages in Seanad Éireann in 2012 No. of the Minister's own amendments accepted No. of amendments accepted from members of the Seanad,(including which Senator accepted them) 11 11 0

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Dublin City Council is the body responsible for the programme under UNESCO City of Literature and my Department contributes annual funding towards that programme. As I have indicated in previous replies I have been in dialogue with the Bank of Ireland in relation to the College Green Branch, the former Parliament Building and that will continue.

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

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department took the recent decision to withdraw the planning application associated with the development of car-parking facilities at the Burren National Park as it is of the view that the proposal needs to be further considered in the context of the wider management of the Burren National Park and present Exchequer funding constraints. To date, €6,218 has been spent on the project.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has not hired helicopters to carry out monitoring of unauthorised turf-extraction in raised bog Special Areas of Conservation. This work is undertaken in cooperation with the Air Corps and fixed wing aircraft are used. Privately hired flights are undertaken when the Air Corps is unable to provide the necessary support. Funding for this work has been provided for in my...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: There are almost one million items from the Irish Cultural Institutions on the Europeana web portal. The institutions represented are : - National Archives of Ireland - National Library of Ireland - Irish Traditional Music Archive - The Royal Irish Academy - National Gallery of Ireland - The Chester Beatty Library - Royal Irish Academy - Crawford Gallery - Irish...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: The Culture Ireland Division of my Department promotes Irish arts and culture worldwide including supporting Irish artists to present their work in France. The Centre Culturel Irelandais in Paris has long been recognised for its strategic importance in promoting Irish culture and the Culture Ireland Division of my Department accordingly supports its annual culture programme. It is the key...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In the context of the Public Sector Reform Plan, the Government has agreed a range of reform actions in respect of the National Gallery of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Crawford Art Gallery Cork. The range of reforms includes the updating and streamlining of the corporate governance framework for all three institutions. In addition, the number of board members will be...