Results 201-220 of 6,645 for speaker:Jimmy Deenihan

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Roads Maintenance (24 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy is aware, I have allocated some €100,000 this year for the purpose of continuing the programme of road maintenance works referred to. The works will be carried out as soon as is reasonably possible, having regard to necessary procurement procedures and the need to carefully arrange the works in order to minimise disruption to the many visitors to this location at this...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (24 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that the information sought by the Deputy is available on the Aosdána website at .

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Appeals (24 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that the Designation Areas Appeals Advisory Board has heard the appeal in this case and I expect to be in a position to make a decision on this matter shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Records (19 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Under section 8(9) of the National Archives Act 1986, Departmental records transferred to the National Archives may be temporarily requisitioned in writing from the Director by an authorised officer of the appropriate Department of State. This is a routine administrative arrangement in relation to archives which have been made available for public inspection. Records temporarily...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (19 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department is aware of the article in question and the matter is under investigation.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (19 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As I informed the Deputy in my reply to Question No. 497 of 27 May 2014, applications for consent to cut turf on sites nominated for designation as raised bog special areas of conservation under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, or on sites designated as raised bog natural heritage areas under the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, may be made to me, as...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (19 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am advised that, in all the cases referred to involving applications to extract turf, responses were issued to the applicants in July and August 2012 indicating that consent could not be given.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I assume that the Deputy's Question relates to my Department and the bodies under its aegis. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department and the bodies under its aegis are subject to Civil and Public Service pay policy, as determined by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and I am advised that no salary top-ups of the nature described by the Deputy are being paid.

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank Senator Bacik for arranging this useful discussion. The anniversary is of such historical significance that it is appropriate that we mark it. Generally, discussions such as this cannot be held in the Dáil, which is why the Seanad is so important. A number of Senators used the opportunity to make other points, but we are discussing parliaments and democracy and that is what...

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank Senators for the invitation to come to the House to mark the 750th anniversary of the first known Irish parliament. As Senator Ivana Bacik was instrumental in issuing the invitation, I thank her. I understand she has a number of historical perspectives to reveal to us. The Parliament in Iceland dating from 930 is regarded as the oldest Parliament today, while the legislature on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Designation (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: For data protection reasons, I do not propose to name the individuals from County Cork notified of the hen harrier Special Protection Areas (SPAs) designations in November, 2007. I can advise that my Department issued individual notifications to some 745 persons with addresses in County Cork, who were identified as having an interest in these sites.This group included land owners and land...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department was established on 2 June 2011 and the Deputy will appreciate that the information sought by him can only be provided from that date. I am advised that, since 2 June 2011, my Department has not entered into any settlements that included the prerequisite of a confidentiality agreement or a confidentiality clause.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: A Service Level Agreement is currently in place between my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform under which my Department is responsible for the provision of Irish language training and proficiency assessments for the civil service. The purpose of this agreement is to support civil servants in developing their proficiency in the Irish language and to enhance the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The number of employees in the civil and public service that are competent and use the Irish language in their workplace is a matter for each individual Department and public sector organisation. As regards my own Department, in the region of sixty five staff members currently provide services to the public through the medium of Irish on a regular basis. In addition, a significant number of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy regarding appointments to State Boards in the bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group in each year from 2011 to 2014 is set out in the following table. My Department was established on 2 June 2011 and the Deputy will appreciate that the information sought by him can only be provided from that date. My Department seeks expressions of interest...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The final phase of the Home Rule legislation will be commemorated this year in Ireland and, in association with the parliament at Westminster, in London. Arrangements relating to the centenary of the legislation in September are in preparation. The centenary of the World War has been acknowledged already this year by several local authorities and academic centres. Regimental associations...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Meetings (17 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, I have met the relatives on a number of occasions, including dedicated meetings in October 2011, June 2012, July 2013 and October 2013; in the context of other meetings including the Oireachtas Group on Commemorations; at other commemorative events; and, most recently, on 23 April 2014. This latest meeting was in the context of the discussion on the national...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (17 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 395 together. My Department’s staff in Killarney National Park manage Rhododendron ponticum in the Park, in accordance with a long-term strategic programme. The focus of the Rhododendron management programme is reviewed and refined on an ongoing basis, so as to direct action in the most efficient and effective way to different locations in the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (17 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department carries out an annual targeted programme of works to manage the spread of the invasive species Rhododendron ponticum in Killarney National Park. The extent of the problem varies from area to area within the Park and, having regard to the very dynamic nature of this invasive species, the targeted management programme is routinely monitored and adjusted with a view to ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jun 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department has only recently been approached in connection with proposals for the display of bus timetables, as referred to in the Deputy's Question, and will bring forward consideration of the matter.