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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas (16 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: The landowners in question have exercised their right to appeal the inclusion of land within the Special Protection Area (SPA) in question to the independent Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board. It will undertake a formal assessment based on a full scientific report. The Board has written to the landowners in question, outlining its requirements and requesting a scientific report in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (16 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: In 2011, I announced an extensive refurbishment programme for Killarney House and its gardens. These works are in progress and, when the House is fully refurbished, it will act as an interpretative centre for the whole of Killarney National Park. Given that the State acquired the vast majority of the Killarney National Park lands and buildings through civic benevolence, it is intended that...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (16 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: Government policy is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, increase access to and participation in the arts, to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life, and maximise the potential for cultural tourism. Primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council, which, under the Arts Acts,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Papers (16 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established in June 2011. I am advised that no records held by my Department that became 30 years old on 31 December 2011 or 31 December 2012 have been withheld from public inspection. With regard to bodies/agencies under the auspices of my Department, four such bodies are specifically named in the schedule to the National Archives Act 1986 -...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 575 and 576 together. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2 June 2011. It oversees and has policy responsibility for the conservation, preservation, protection, development and presentation of Ireland’s heritage and culture. My Department also seeks to promote the Irish language, to support the Gaeltacht and to assist the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Regulations (20 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am aware of the concerns expressed in relation to the current restrictions on burning gorse and, indeed, I recently met with farmers' representatives in relation to this matter. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (20 Dec 2012)

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: Turbary Rights (20 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Any funding required in 2013 for land purchase or lease, in the context of the relocation of turf cutters to non-designated bogs, will be provided from within the heritage programme of the Vote of my Department or from within the allocation to my Department from the Environment Fund.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (20 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The top-up on an individual's REP Scheme payment and the Interim Payment from my Department applies to the management of sheep flocks on the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex and Maumturk Mountains SACs. According to my Department's records, the individual referred to by the Deputy is a cattle only farmer and therefore not entitled to compensation under my Department's scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Funding (18 Dec 2012)

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: Turbary Rights (18 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: 25 such applications (Roscommon - 10, Offaly – 14, Kildare - 1) were received in my Department. No applications were approved. All applicants were advised in writing that the activity for which consent was sought would be likely, both individually and in combination with other plans and projects, to have a significant effect on the European Site concerned and, therefore, likely to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: European Council Meetings (18 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As Irish Minister with responsibility for the culture elements of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (EYCS), I attend meetings of that Council grouping, as required. There have been five meetings of the EYCS grouping since 9 March 2011 to date. As the EYCS Council meeting in February 2012 dealt only with Education matters, there was no requirement for attendance from the culture...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (18 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I welcome the recent progress made on the project and look forward to continued progress in 2013. In line with the general practice in relation to capital projects grant aided by my Department, the release of funding depends on certain requirements being met by the project promoters. The Solas Picture Palace project is no different in this regard and the release of grant aid will be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Cessation Scheme (18 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The qualifying criteria for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, administered by my Department, are that the claimant must have a legal interest in one of the 53 raised bog special areas of conservation – ownership or turbary right; the claimant must have been the owner or entitled to exercise turbary rights on the land in question on 25 May 2010; the turbary on the site...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Cessation Scheme (18 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The qualifying criteria for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, administered by my Department, are that the claimant must have a legal interest in one of the 53 raised bog special areas of conservation – ownership or turbary right; the claimant must have been the owner or entitled to exercise turbary rights on the land in question on 25 May 2010; the turbary on the site...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Gross expenditure for my Department on November 30th 2012 totalled €234.5m, which is on target at 97% of profile. This represents approximately 87% of the total REV allocation for the year. Current expenditure accounted for just over €204.1m of this total (99% of profile), while capital expenditure accounted for €30.4m (86% of profile). Current expenditure is a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has no plans to make further payments to the Solas – Galway Picture Palace Project before the end of the year. Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board is a statutorily independent agency with its own management structure and board and decisions relating to funding are ones for that organisation to make. I welcome the progress made to date on the project...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (13 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 114 together. As part of its obligations under the Habitats Directive, Ireland must designate Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for the protection of endangered habitats and species. The European Commission oversees the fulfilment of these obligations through a series of biogeographic seminars, which compare the effort of Member States within a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cessation of Turf Cutting Scheme (13 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: To date, 29 turf deliveries amounting to 417 tonnes of turf have been made to applicants and their family members under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, administered by my Department, in respect of the raised bog special area of conservation referred to in the Deputy’s Question. Where applicants claim to have been extracting more than 30 tonnes of turf per annum...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (12 Dec 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: While certain work is contracted out from time to time in cases where particular expertise is required, in particular technical advice, engineering services and some architectural services, there has been no case of outsourcing responsibility for core public service provision to the private sector since my Department was established on 2 June 2011. The Department is committed to examining...