Written answers
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Department of Finance
Commemorative Events
2:30 pm
Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the issue of a euro-denominated commemorative coin, in either â¬5 or â¬10 denominations, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 2016, that the coin be used both as a presentation item and also on sale to the general public; and in view of the fact that the issue of such a coin would require the approval of the European Central Bank, will he also make a decision in the near future to ensure that a design competition could be initiated in order to have the coin available by the start of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1088/11]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The issue of a euro denominated commemorative coin is among the initiatives being considered in relation to the Centenary of the Easter Rising. The Commemorative Programme for the Centenary of the Rising is under development at present at official level and will be progressed with an all party Oireachtas consultation group under the chairmanship of Mr Tony Killeen T.D., Minister for Defence.
Approval from the ECB is not required to issue this type of coin. It is not envisaged that the design process will commence before 2014. The decision on the denomination and the specifications of the coin and whether it will be gold or silver will also be decided on at that point.
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