Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 41: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the preparations that have been made regarding the commemoration of the 1916 Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36580/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to my previous reply on this matter on 8 November 2011. 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.