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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (24 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The lands referred to in the question are situated within the Murrough Wetlands candidate Special Area of Conservation and the Murrough Wetlands Special Protection Area. The lands in question are in the ownership of the organisation referred to by the Deputy and I understand that they are managed principally for their ecological value. I am not aware of any statutory management plan in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (24 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department's provision for capital expenditure in 2012 was €43m. Capital expenditure to year-end totalled circa €41.6m and an amount of €1.2m in capital funding was carried over into 2013 in accordance with the procedures governing unspent capital. The remainder of my Department's unspent capital allocation, just over €200,000 or...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (24 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The month-by-month profile for my Department's capital expenditure is provided in the table below: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 €,000 1,366 4,481 820 3,139 1,567...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (24 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Part IV of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2011 provides for the protection of architectural heritage. The Act gives primary responsibility to planning authorities to identify and protect architectural heritage, including thatched buildings, by including them on the Record of Protected Structures. Inclusion on the Record of Protected Structures places a duty of care on the owners and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Forestry Grants (24 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: While decisions on forestry applications are a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, my Department is a statutory consultee under the regulatory framework governing forestry operations and management with the objective of ensuring that new and ongoing forest activities do not adversely impact on archaeological sites. I understand that the decision to refuse the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (24 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Arts Council is a statutory body under the Arts Act 2003. Its functions are laid down by section 9(1) of that Act and are specific to the arts. The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) is the organisation with responsibility for the craft industry in Ireland and its activities are funded by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Further details in relation to the Crafts...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Genealogy (24 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy may be aware, the issue of adoption is dealt with by my colleague, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Ms Frances Fitzgerald, T.D. My Department runs a website , which has two main elements. The first element contains almost 3 million Church records of births, marriages and burials, which may be searched free of charge. The second element is a recently launched...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (23 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department is currently considering an application for consent under section 14 of the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended, for proposals that include the provision of a commemorative centre to the 1916 Rising and its Leaders in the national monument at nos. 14-17 Moore Street. The report of Dublin City Council’s Moore Street Advisory Committee has been...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Reports (23 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 404 and 405 together. The 2011 Annual Report and Accounts for Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board (the latest one available) were laid before each House of the Oireachtas on 15 April, 2013. Details of the grant aid provided to Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board by my Department are available in the Revised Estimates for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (23 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Visitor services at these sites are provided by the Office of Public Works. I am arranging to have the information requested forwarded to the Deputy by that Office.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Remuneration (23 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form hereunder. Salary Band € Department of Arts Heritage and Gaeltacht Number of staff within salary band Bodies under the aegis of the Department Number of staff within salary band. 0 - 30,000 97 335 30,001 - 40,000 202 344 40,001 - 60,000 196 288 60,001 - 80,000 79 117 80,001 - 100,000 28...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (23 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The archaeological record of North Kerry and the Dingle peninsula shows evidence of settlement of profound antiquity, dating back to the Mesolithic period 8,000 – 4,000 BC. Located at the last crossing point on the river Maine and taking its name from a castle demolished in the Cromwellian wars, Castlemaine has a very rich heritage. There is no scheme that would provide funding on...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: As outlined in my reply to Question No. 420 of 12 February last, the individual referred to in the Deputy’s Question has applied to sell his interest in land within a site designated as a special area of conservation, under the voluntary bog purchase scheme administered by my Department. Contracts for sale have been signed by an official of my Department and these contracts, the...

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

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. The bog referred to by the Deputy is one of Ireland’s 53 raised bog SACs and contains good examples of active and degraded raised bog habitat, transition mires and quaking bogs, and depressions on peat substrates of the rhynchosporion. These are all habitats that are afforded protection under the EU Habitats Directive. To...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Coimisiún Logainmneacha (18 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 162 agus 163 le chéile. Ceapadh Príomhoifigeach Cúnta i mo Roinnse ar na mallaibh chun déileáil le réimse gníomhaíochtaí ó thaobh na Gaeilge de, lena n-áirítear na feidhmeanna a bhíodh ag an bPríomhoifigeach Logainmneacha. Faoi láthair, tá beirt Ardoifigeach Logainmneacha...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. 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. Both were appointed at the first point of the Principal Officer scale and are currently on the second point of that scale. No pay increases have been sought or...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Establishment (18 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has not established any new State Bodies since February 2011 and there are no new bodies currently planned.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (16 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Following receipt in my Department of the application for payment referred to by the Deputy, additional information has been sought and the application will be considered further when this is received.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (16 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Compensation, or financial incentives, may be payable in respect of land designated as a special area of conservation in a number of ways. My Department administers a small-scale farm plan scheme, which supports farmers in adopting appropriate management practices in the Natura 2000 network. These include supports for sheep destocking on western hills, for managing land for corncrakes and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (16 Apr 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 706 and 708 together. My Department has no role in funding the Cork Film Festival and I understand that the main funders are Cork City Council and the Arts Council. While the Arts Council receives its overall funding allocation from my Department, decisions on the expenditure of those funds are a matter for the Arts Council itself. Under the Arts Act...