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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department supports the career and personal development of staff through formal training courses, in-house training, attendance at relevant conferences and seminars, refund of academic fees and reimbursement of professional membership fees. Training and development needs and skills requirements to deliver on business plans and objectives are identified during my Department's business...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Offices (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: A total of €795,000 is provided for Office Premises Expenses in my Department's Administration Budget. This funding is set out in the 2014 Revised Estimates for Public Services and will be used to meet expenses such as heating, lighting, waste disposal, cleaning and water charges. These costs relate largely to my Department's main offices which are listed on my Department's website...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 283 together. 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.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is responsible for a broad range of programmes in the arts, heritage and language sectors. The successful development, management and delivery of those programmes requires my Department to have staff with Irish language skills and other skills across a broad range of disciplines, including genealogy, marine archaeology, ecology and other disciplines...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The calculations of savings requested by the Deputy are based on total expenditure of some €232,200 on training and development by my Department in 2013. The following table shows the saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction on that expenditure. % Reduction in 2013 Training and Development Expenditure Saving to the Exchequer (€) 5% 11,610...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, details of my Department's administrative provisions are published in the Revised Estimates Volume which is available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's website via the following link: This shows that an allocation of €1.463m has been made available for Travel and Subsistence in 2014. For the Deputy's convenience, I set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 to 289, inclusive, together. An allocation of some €264m has been provided to my Department's four programme areas in 2014 as follows: Current Capital Total Arts, Culture & Film 100,654 37,295 137,949 Heritage 32,864 12,426 45,290 Irish Language, Gaeltacht & Islands 32942 8,467 41,409 North-South Co-operation 35,271 3,977...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are currently 7 staff employed in my Department on the basis of temporary contracts. A further 56 staff are employed in my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service on the basis of seasonal contracts. The position in respect of respect of bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following table. Bodies Number of staff on temporary contracts (non- seasonal)...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy is aware, in 2011 the Government introduced new arrangements for the appointment of State board members. Under the new arrangements, my Department seeks expressions of interest from the public by advertising on my Department's website. As Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, in making such appointments I am not restricted to giving sole consideration to those who...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are currently no commercial state bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Body Annual salary of Director/CEO Arts Council €85,750 Irish Film Board €97,981 Crawford Art Gallery €72,124 National Library of Ireland €81,080 Chester Beatty Library €90,591 National Museum of Ireland €96,148 Irish Museum of Modern Art €85,720 National...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: An annual saving of €6,029 at current rates would accrue to my Department if a pay cap were to be applied of the nature outlined by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: A number of bodies and agencies are funded from within my Department's Vote Group. I have attached the relevant link for ease of reference. For completeness, the Deputy may wish to note, that responsibility for the Censorship of Publications Board and Censorship of Publications Appeals Board transferred to my Department in June 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (8 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: In arriving at my decision on the consent application under the National Monuments Acts in relation to the Moore Street national monument, I took full account of all submissions and observations received. As the Deputy is aware, responsibility for development outside the bounds of the monument site rests with the planning authority, Dublin City Council. In terms of a statement attributed...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Culture Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Creative Europe is the European Commission's framework programme for support for the culture and media sectors. Following on from the previous Culture Programme and MEDIA programmes, Creative Europe, with a budget of €1.46 billion (9% higher than its predecessors), will support: - Culture sector initiatives, such as those promoting cross-border cooperation, platforms, networking and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information Data (8 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The information requested by the Deputy concerning the number of Freedom of Information requests processed by my Department is set out in the table. My Department was established on 2June 2011 and the Deputy will appreciate that the information sought by him can only be provided from that date. Decisions are pending in relation to one Freedom of Information request and one request for an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (8 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: There are currently 9 staff in my Department on Career Break. The details requested by the Deputy are set out in tabular form. Period of Career Break Number of Staff 0 – 6 months 1 6 – 12 months 1 1 – 2 years 1 2 – 3 years 4 4 – 5 years 1 5 years + 1 As the Deputy will be aware, staff can also avail of unpaid leave under the Shorter Working...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The table lists the occasions on which photographers were booked for events for the period, since the establishment of my Department in June 2011 to date, the photographers or photographic companies engaged, and the actual or estimated cost associated with each specific occasion. The total cost amounts to €10,731.63. This includes costs both for the booking of photographers and some...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Relations Contracts Data (8 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The table lists the occasions on which an external public relations firm was hired since the establishment of my Department in June 2011. Name of Company Service Provided Zoetrope Provision of press and publicity, online and social media services to Culture Ireland for the duration of the Imagine Ireland programme 2011 Provision of PR and Media services to Culture Ireland for the Venice...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441 and 442 together. Since my Department was established on 2 June 2011, a total of €4,120 has been expended on external IT consultancy. This total is comprised of expenditure for the assessment of a Wide-Area-Networks procurement in 2012 and the assessment of Firewall systems in 2014. In both instances, it was considered advisable to seek external...