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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Licence Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Irish Masters of Beagles Association (IMBA) applied for a licence to my Department to hunt hares outside the dates provided in the Open Seasons Order for hares. Specifically, they applied for a licence to hunt hares from 1 March 2013 until 17 March 2013. My Department refused the application, which is consistent with previous years' requests. County Limerick Coursing Club, which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas (28 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The intention to designate the site referred to by the Deputy was widely publicised in July 2011, through direct correspondence with landowners as well as by advertisement in local and national media. Officials of my Department have met with many landowners in this area to discuss the proposed designation. The officials will continue to facilitate requests from any individual, or group of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (28 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2nd June 2011 and the information requested is being provided from that date onwards. I wish to advise the Deputy that the Honourable Mr. Justice Bryan McMahon chaired a full day seminar on genealogy, on behalf of my Department, in September 2011 and the Honourable Mr. Justice John Quirke chaired the Peatlands Forum, on behalf...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The level of funding allocated from my Department’s vote to the Heritage Council will be set out in the revised estimate volume which is due to be published shortly. I also hope to be in a position to provide some funding to the Council from my Department's share of the Environment Fund. It will be a matter for the Council to decide how its funding should be allocated across the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Under Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts, the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction by other means of vegetation growing on uncultivated land or in hedges or ditches is prohibited during the nesting and breeding season for birds and wildlife, from 1 March to 31 August subject to certain specific exceptions. Hedgerows are an important reservoir of biodiversity and habitat for birds,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Mar is eol don Teachta, is ar Fhoras na Gaeilge atá an príomhchúram i ndáil le foilsitheoireacht na Gaeilge, ar a n-áirítear cúnamh a chur ar fáil do nuachtáin nó irisí atá á bhfoilsiú trí Ghaeilge. Tuigtear dom ón bhForas go bhfuil cúnamh curtha ar fáil do nuachtáin agus irisí mar seo a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 200 together. Information in respect of the numbers of contract/agency staff employed in bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group in 2012 is set out in the table below. There has been no change to these numbers thus far in 2013. As the Deputies will be aware, my Department and the bodies under its aegis (other than North South...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As I have previously advised the House, Údarás na Gaeltachta employed two former members of staff on a temporary basis during 2012. A retired solicitor is currently engaged on a contract which is due to end on 30 April 2013 at a salary of €55,214 over fourteen months. The former CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta was also engaged as interim CEO of that body at a salary...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Seals are protected under the Wildlife Acts and their key habitats require protection under the EU Habitats Directive. My Department was greatly concerned about the situation in Waterford in February 2012 where dead seals were found washed up on shore at that time. Officials worked with An Garda Síochána and others to investigate the deaths of these seals, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In 2011, I announced a major refurbishment programme for Killarney House and its ornamental grounds and gardens. The House will be developed as the main visitor and interpretative centre for the National Park, highlighting the beauty and interpreting the richness and significance of the Park's landscapes, habitats, flora and fauna, as well as telling the story of human interaction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will appreciate that, given the constraints that apply to a "details supplied" Question, I am precluded from providing as much information in my response as I might wish. Having regard to the ecological considerations associated with the project referred to, the task of delivering it will need careful consideration and planning. The project will involve the collaboration of a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 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. In this regard, my Department conducted a critical examination of the structure and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Feasibility Study (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I assume the Deputy is referring to the feasibility study of an extension of the Longford Branch of the Royal Canal. I can confirm to the Deputy that the Waterways Ireland Corporate Plan for the period 2011-2013, which has been approved by the North/South Ministerial Council, states that Waterways Ireland will complete the feasibility study of an extension of the Longford Branch of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that payments of the nature referred to by the Deputy in bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group during the period in question were as listed below. No other such payments arise in the years 2008-2012. Irish Film Board: 2008 - bonus payment of €22,275 to CEO National Concert Hall: 2008 - bonus payment of €18,500 to Director 2008 - merit payments...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The Deputy should note that all payments were made in line with sanctions received and that no bonus payments were made in 2012 to any CEOs/Directors in bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group. Body Payments in 2012 (Salary unless indicated) Arts Council €85,538 Ulster-Scots Agency...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I welcome this opportunity to contribute on the Finance Bill, particularly in reference to two matters of considerable importance to my Department. First, I am pleased that section 481 on the film tax relief scheme has been extended to the end of 2020. This was one of the important recommendations included in the creative capital report that I published in 2011 and that sets out a strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Property (21 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that Waterways Ireland is responsible for the management, including ground rent and possible sale, of certain properties, including some of the Canal Lock houses to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy will appreciate that any plans to sell either title or ground rent in respect of such properties would be a matter for Waterways Ireland in the first instance.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (21 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tá mé cinnte go dtuigeann an Teachta nach féidir meastachán cruinn a dhéanamh ag an tráth seo ar líon na scoláirí a dhéanfaidh freastal ar chúrsaí aitheanta faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht in 2013. Cé gur tháinig laghdú ar líon na bhfoghlaimeoirí le blianta beaga anuas...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Museum (20 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department received sanction to fill the post of Director of the National Museum of Ireland from the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform on 1st October, 2012. I conveyed this sanction to the Chairman of the Board of the National Museum by letter dated 2 October, 2012. The Deputy will appreciate that it is a matter for the Board of the National Museum, as the employer, to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (19 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 and 457 together. Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street are the subject of a Preservation Order under the National Monuments Acts. The effect of the Preservation Order is that any works affecting these properties require the consent of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, under section 14 of the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended. The...