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

Jimmy Deenihan: There is no change proposed to the governance of the National Archives, which is part of my Department. The Deputy will be aware that as part of a range of reforms agreed by Government under the Public Service Reform Plan, it was decided, inter alia, that the Irish Manuscripts Commission will retain its existing functions, but be re-constituted as a pro bono committee of academic experts,...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Engagement with the national cultural institutions on the Reform Agenda is ongoing and intensive. In relation to the Boards of the National Library and the National Museum, work is ongoing bilaterally with the Directors of the institutions and regular meetings of my Departments' Reform Committee have taken place to further the implementation of the Government's Reform Plan. I intend to...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416, 427 and 428 together. 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 Deputies will be aware that responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels, including ballet, opera...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: On 8 July, I launched the first of a series of monthly lectures organised by my Department's National Monuments Service as part of The Gathering celebrations. The lectures, to which admission is free, highlight the influences of cultural and historical developments in each of the regions on the lecture circuit and have generated considerable interest from local groups and communities. The...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has a comprehensive suite of tools, both legislative and advisory, at its disposal to address reports of actual damage or threats of damage to protected structures and monuments. All known archaeological monuments, of which there are in excess of 130,000, are entitled to protection under the National Monuments Acts. The Acts allow me to make a preservation order where I...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, three types of legal agreements have been issued and are being issued by my Department. The first is a legal agreement for qualifying turf cutters who are signing up to the annual payment of €1,500, index-linked, for 15 years. The second is a relocation interim legal agreement for qualifying turf cutters who have expressed an...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421 and 422 together. The commemoration of the Easter Rising and the Proclamation of the Irish Republic will be the centrepiece of the Decade of Commemorations. I am working closely with my colleagues in Government and with the National Cultural Institution to bring forward appropriate proposals for comprehensive and authentic commemorations. The historic...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: Currently my Department employs thirty five archaeologists. There are no archaeologists retained under the JobBridge scheme. There are no plans to employ additional archaeologists in 2013 or in 2014.

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

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department was established on 2 June 2011. The details requested by the Deputy in respect of the annualised salary costs of my own private and constituency offices, and those of Minister of State Dinny McGinley, T.D., are set out in the tables below. The staffing levels referred to are consistent with the Guidelines on Staffing of Ministerial Offices, as approved by the Government....

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

Jimmy Deenihan: As I have previously advised the House, I appointed Mr. James Kenny and Mr. Damien Garvey as my special advisors with effect from 7th June 2011 and 2nd April 2012 respectively. Mr. Dinny Mc Ginley T.D., Minister of State in my Department has not appointed any Advisors. Both of my Advisors were appointed at the first point of the Principal Officer standard scale, in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information request by the Deputy relating to gender balance on the State Boards funded from my Department's Group is set out in the table below. Name Currently Serving Male Female Ratio An Foras Teanga 16 12 4 25% Ulster Scots Agency 8 4 4 50% Údarás na Gaeltachta 11 9 2 22% National Library of Ireland 11 7 4 36% National Gallery of Ireland 15 13 2 13% National...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Service Reform Plan published by the Government on 17th November 2011 outlined a series of rationalisation measures, some of which related to a number of the bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group. The Deputy will of course also be aware that Public Service Reform Plan is not...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The following projects named in my reply to the Parliamentary Questions referred to above were funded from the A.6. Subhead of my Department's vote in 2012: The Hunt Museum, Archbishop Marsh's Library, National Print Museum, James Joyce Centre, National Maritime Museum, Science Gallery, Cork Butter Museum, Irish Museum's Association, Regional Museums Programme, Mobility of Collections,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: After a tendering process conducted by my Department in 2012, Bonnar Keenlyside was awarded the contract referred to. The study is to encompass, inter alia, an assessment of the longitudinal impacts of the event. Such impact studies, by their nature, look at the impacts over time of events and the shorter end of such a span of analysis would focus on the 2-3 years post event. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: 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 relocation site in Killeranny, County Offaly, in June 2012, where...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, three types of legal agreements have been issued and are being issued by my Department. The first is a legal agreement for qualifying turf cutters who are signing up to the annual payment of €1,500, index-linked, for 15 years. The second is a relocation interim legal agreement for qualifying turf cutters who have expressed an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Welfare Bodies (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My responsibilities under the Wildlife Acts relate principally to the conservation of habitats and populations of protected species, rather than the rehabilitation of individual animals. My Department does not have funding available to it to assist this particular project.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I can assure the Deputy that I am fully aware of all the issues surrounding the filling of the post of Chief Herald at the National Library. As part of the Government Reform Plan, I will shortly be bringing a proposal to Government on the legislation required to implement the required reforms at the National Library and National Museum. I am considering the most appropriate action for the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (17 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Part IV of the Planning and Development Acts 2000, as amended, provides for the protection of architectural heritage and gives local planning authorities primary responsibility to identify and protect architectural heritage by including structures on the Record of Protected Structures. The making of an addition to, or a deletion from, the Record of Protected Structures is a reserved function...