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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Initiatives (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I accept the Chair's ruling.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The national monument at 14-17 Moore Street is the subject of a preservation order under the National Monuments Acts. The effect of the order is that any work affecting the site requires the consent of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under section 14 of the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended. The landowner's application to my Department for consent to proposals that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: That is my full intention. I am awaiting my officials' recommendation. Hopefully, it will be presented. I have looked for it and would have been delighted to advise the Deputy that I had it. After I have it, I will assess it and make an announcement shortly. I promised Deputy McLellan that the announcement would come before the end of this Dáil session. This is for sure. I agree...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Initiatives (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department is currently developing a heritage-led historic towns initiative with Fáilte Ireland and the Heritage Council. My primary objective with this initiative is to ensure that the participating towns in the pilot scheme - Westport, Youghal and Listowel - will have access to and an understanding of appropriate guidance to assist them in best conserving their heritage assets....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Gallery (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: A comprehensive refurbishment project is currently underway in the National Gallery of Ireland. The project is focusing on a complete refurbishment of the historic core of the National Gallery – the Dargan and Milltown Wings. The finished project will ensure that the Gallery space will have upgraded climate, heating, fire suppression, electrical, lighting and security systems. This...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Culture Ireland Division of my Department promotes Irish arts and artists worldwide through regular grant rounds and through special promotional initiatives. The total programme allocation in 2012 was €3.56m for projects worldwide and a further €780k was spent on projects which formed part of the Culture Connects Culture Programme to mark Ireland's Presidency of the Council...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: The Gathering Events (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 and 163 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 being taken to support The Gathering were outlined in my replies to Questions No. 16 of 28 November...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 33 together. At the outset, I would like to acknowledge the commitment and interest of the many bodies and individuals that have brought forward the diverse initiatives that comprise a great part of the Centenary commemorative programme. I place great importance on public engagement and participation at community level. There is a strengthening...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Training (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department does not directly provide training or development for people working in the arts or heritage sectors. In common with all other Departments, it supports the training and development of the Department's staff through formal training and development courses, in-house training, attendance at relevant conferences and seminars, refund of academic fees, and the reimbursement of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Job Creation Issues (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 165 together. Government policy on the arts is set out in the Programme for Government. The Government appreciates the importance of the arts, culture and the creative industries to both our society and to our economy. The arts sector continue to offer vital opportunities for the provision of important cultural, social and employment benefits to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22, 24, 28, 30 and 171 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...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: A total of €138,000 was allocated for Consultancy Services and Value for Money and Policy Reviews within my Department's Administrative Budget in 2012. That subhead provides for fees and expenses in respect of business consultancy assignments and other surveys and studies commissioned by my Department. In line with Government policy, my Department endeavoured to reduce the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Lough Leane Loop Trail (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In July 2012 I convened a Steering Group involving representatives of the key stakeholders in the Lough Leane trail project and charged the Group with the planning and development of the trail. To date, the Group has met on six occasions, and a further meeting is scheduled next month. Most of this trail will be inside the boundary of Killarney National Park and because of the associated...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 32 and 37 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, general responsibility for matters relating to publicly owned forestry rests with my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food. As Minister with responsibility for heritage matters, I have an interest in relation to afforestation and impacts on, inter alia, archaeological remains,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 and 36 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I directly engage with Waterways Ireland through the Inland Waterways meetings of the North South Ministerial Council. I should say that officials in my Department also have ongoing engagement with Waterways Ireland and meet directly with the organisation on a regular basis. The issues referred to by the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues (30 May 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: Architectural Heritage (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I recently announced the allocation of €475,000 in grant funding to thirty-four local authorities under my Department's Structures at Risk Fund 2013 to enable conservation works to forty-five heritage structures in both private and public ownership deemed to be at significant risk of deterioration and which are protected under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2012....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (30 May 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: Tourism Promotion (30 May 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 169 together. While promotion of Ireland as a tourist designation is primarily a matter for Tourism Ireland and the development of tourism is the responsibility of Ireland's National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland, I am committed to availing of every possible opportunity to project a positive global image for Ireland. To this aim...