Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of plans for the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising; the structures in place to arrange this commemorative event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32873/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Following the Taoiseach's invitation to Party Leaders earlier this year, nominations for the Oireachtas Consultation Group on Centenary Commemorations, which includes the 1916 Centenary, were:

Mark Daly

Aonghus Ó Snodaigh

Catherine Murphy

Maureen O'Sullivan

Kathryn Reilly

Mary White

This Consultation Group, which is chaired by me, held its first meeting in July and I will shortly be arranging to hold another meeting. The Deputy will appreciate that planning for a commemoration programme will have to be sensitive to the current circumstances and I anticipate that this will be reflected in the scope and scale of any proposals emerging.