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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 31 together. Ballet Ireland is a professional ballet company whose activities are primarily centred on the production and touring of classical ballet works. It is also involved in school initiatives, an annual summer school, workshops and master classes. Insofar as supports from my Department or agencies under its aegis are concerned, the company is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Plan (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 49 together. 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. I am continuing to work towards this goal with my Department and the agencies within its remit, and I remain committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department is working with the Office of Public Works and the National Archives on a planned project for a reconfiguration of the National Archives’ warehouse to address the on-site storage capacity there. The current governance model in the National Archives is to be retained as is the National Archives Advisory Council albeit with a reduced membership operating pro bono . ...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has a limited allocation to assist with the conservation and presentation of the State’s Heritage portfolio generally, which is channelled through the Office of Public Works. €405,000 was allocated for these purposes in 2012. However, there are no particular plans to grant aid State-owned buildings on Mountjoy Square, Dublin. My Department also has some limited...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 156 together. The Deputy will appreciate that, in assuming the Presidency of the EU Council of Culture Ministers, I will be engaged with progressing work on dossiers which have been under discussion and consideration by my colleague Ministers for some time. The progress achieved on these dossiers has been the focus of much of the work of the preceding...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am not aware that State funded banks are requesting community groups, clubs and associations that receive funding from my Department to personally guarantee all loans drawn down in lieu of their allocated funding. As I am sure the Deputy is aware, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht I have no statutory role in the day to day operations of banks in this country. This is a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tuarastail Rannach (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 39 agus 46 le chéile. Tá sonraí sa tábla thíos den líon ball foirne de chuid mo Roinnse agus de chuid chomhlachtaí a thagann faoi choimirce mo Roinnse, mar aon leis na gráid ábhartha, sna réimsí tuarastal a luaitear. Réimse tuarastal € Líon foirne Grád na foirne...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 40 and 48 together. The Deputy will be aware that, as part of a range of reforms recently agreed by 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). A single statutory NLI and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised by Waterways Ireland that it and its predecessors have always sought a signed indemnity from boat owners making an application for a permit. This requirement has been reflected in the Waterways Ireland permit application since the body came into existence. Waterways Ireland has just introduced a new permit application form and the historic indemnity wording has been updated. I...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that it grants leases to third parties, who wish to develop marinas requiring access to Waterways Ireland’s property. The application process for obtaining such a lease is available on the Waterways Ireland website at . I am advised that where applications are successful, the lease permits the marina owner to develop and sell private moorings,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: The Gathering (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Gathering is an initiative of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, and it has my full support and that of the agencies within my Department's ambit. The National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland, is the lead agency for the implementation of The Gathering initiative. The arts, culture, film and heritage sector...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Responsibility for designating land as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) rests with me, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. When the land referred to in the Deputy's Question was proposed for designation as an SAC in 2006 (which superseded an earlier proposed designation), the function rested with the then Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: Government policy on the arts is set out in the Programme for Government. As Minister responsible for the arts and culture sectors, I am committed to securing the best possible funding provision for them during my term of office. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The designation, management and protection of sites under the Habitats Directive are core functions of my Department. Staff involved in implementing the Habitats Directive are also involved in implementing the Birds Directive and in delivering a wide range of services under the Wildlife Acts. They are, furthermore, involved in the management of National Parks, Nature Reserves and visitor...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Heritage Areas (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: In May 2010, the then Government decided that turf-cutting should come to an end on all raised bog NHAs at the end of 2013. The Programme for Government undertook to review the situation with regard to NHAs and the future of turf-cutting on such sites will be considered as part of that review. It is intended that the review will be completed prior to the commencement of the 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Adviser Pay (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: As I have previously advised the House in my replies to Questions Nos 916, 921 and 943 of 18 September 2012, I appointed Mr. James Kenny and Mr. Damien Garvey as special advisors with effect from 7 June 2011 and 2 April 2012, respectively. Both Mr. Kenny and Mr. Garvey were appointed at the first point of the Principal Officer Standard Scale, €80,051 per annum. Mr. Kenny is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 152 together. As the Deputy is aware, primary responsibility for funding for the arts rests with the Arts Council. The Council is independent in its decision-making process. Details of the Council's successful applicants are available on the Council's website at , as well as the decision-making panel and statistics on applications. The Council's...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Deputy will appreciate that tourism policy is primarily the responsibility of my colleague, Mr. Leo Varadkar, TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Of course, my Department and the institutions which it funds continue to work closely with the tourism agencies, at home and abroad, to promote cultural tourism. In that context, there are a number of stand-out initiatives and a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150, 153 to 155, inclusive, 158 and 159 together. In the region of 120,000 monuments, mostly located on private lands, are protected under the National Monuments Acts. Many of these are ringforts. My Department does not have comprehensive information on the numbers of reports of actual damage or threats of damage to protected structures and sites but it...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (28 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department is currently collating information on built heritage projects directly supported by the Department over the past four years and will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available. The number of projects supported in future years will be dependent on the resources available to my Department.