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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (5 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Europe for Citizens Programme is the EU programme that, inter alia, has a strand dealing with town twinning with other towns and cities throughout the EU. Details of the Europe for Citizens Programme, including the town twinning element of the programme, can be found on the following website - www.europeforcitizens.ie

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department’s gross capital allocation for its range of programme and measures in 2012 was €43m. Some 26% of this, amounting to approximately €11.2m., was expended in December as follows: Arts, Culture and Film €3.5m Heritage €3.9m Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Islands €3.8m These expenditure figures are provisional and are...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, in excess of €27m of the capital allocation to my Department's Vote Group will be channelled through a variety of bodies/agencies within my Department's ambit, including the National Cultural Institutions, the Irish Film Board, the Heritage Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Waterways Ireland. In the majority of cases, decisions as to the actual...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan Discussions (5 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 518 and 519 together. Last April, together with Minister Hogan, I met Commissioner Potočnik in Brussels, where we secured his support for developing a National Raised Bog Special Area of Conservation (SACs) Management Plan. This was in keeping with the recommendations of Justice Quirke following the Peatlands Forum and with the motion agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I would like to inform the Deputy that details of the funding programmes operated by my Department can be accessed through its web-site at . However, for ease of reference I point the Deputy to my Department's Section 15 and Section 16 Reference Book, which has been prepared and published in accordance with the requirements of sections 15 and 16 of the Freedom of Information Acts. The...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is not possible to collate the information requested in respect of my Department in the time-frame permitted for a Parliamentary Question but it will be sent directly to the Deputy as soon as possible. With regard to bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group, the Deputy will appreciate that the matters raised are part of the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the bodies in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Pension Numbers (5 Feb 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, civil service pensions are a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. With regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below. Age Age Group Number 50 to 55 7 56 to 60 26 61 to 65 48 Over 65 146 Total 229 Pension band (€) Number of pensioners 0...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies (31 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information sought by the Deputy concerning the current vacancies on the State boards of bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group is set out in the table below. The Deputy may note that the revised governance structures which are part of the Public Service Reform Plan for the National Library, National Gallery, National Museum, Crawford Art Gallery and Irish Museum of Modern Art...

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I remind the Deputy that although he was not part of that decision, his own party proposed to merge the National Gallery, IMMA and the Crawford Art Gallery into one institution.

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Heads of legislation were prepared. It also proposed to merge the National Archives with the National Library. I certainly did not go ahead with that proposal. I listened to Members in the House and it came across strongly that people were very happy with the National Archives, the way it is governed and run and its independence. I listened to people and I adopted that same governance...

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In response to Deputy Mick Wallace, there is general agreement within both institutions on this approach. The chairman of the National Museum obviously expressed his views. Professor Diarmaid Ferriter resigned from the board of the National Library but - this is something I welcome - he did not resign from the advisory council of the National Archives, so obviously that is an expression of...

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I will finish shortly. The National Archives, for example, digitised the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Through that, it has received over 700 million hits on its website, so there is real interest out there in archival material. The more we can digitise, the more we can reach out to our diaspora and others interested in Ireland throughout the world.

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I was asked how long it will take. That will depend on whether people co-operate with it. If everybody works together, it can be resolved. I was also asked about the number of bogs. There are four bogs. I accept that there should be more bogs. Progress has been made.

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are the bogs in Deputy Connaughton's constituency-----

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: There is Clara-----

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: It may be in Deputy Flanagan's interest that no agreement would be reached.

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Could I just mention that major progress has been made with regard to Clara bog in County Offaly?

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Deputy Flanagan did not even put down a question.

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: This is a serious subject. I know some people would like to make a joke or a political issue of it.

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7, 8, 10, 17, 22, 44 and 45 together. The Deputies will be aware that, as part of a range of reforms agreed by the Government under the public service reform plan, it was decided that the existing National Archives of Ireland, NAI, governance model will be applied to the National Library of Ireland, NLI, and the National Museum of Ireland, NMI. The...