Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 716: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the current location of the bell and the wheel of the Asgard II which were recovered from the sunken ship and which are now in the possession of the State; if he will examine the feasibility of locating these objects in Arklow, County Wicklow where they originated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the National Museum of Ireland that the wheel, compass and binnacle (the stand for housing navigational instruments) salvaged from the Asgard II are in its possession having been transferred from the Department of Defence to the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks in February 2012. These objects can be made available for display should a suitable location for their exhibition become available, such that fulfils the National Museum of Ireland's standard loan conditions. Full details of these loan conditions are available on the Museum's website www.museum.ie. The Museum also advises that the whereabouts of the bell from the Asgard II are not known.