Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
Commemorative Events
9:00 pm
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.
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