Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 396: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons, non governmental organisations and quangos, that receive remuneration from his Department by way of wages, salaries, pensions, grants and other Departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31864/12]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 397: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list in tabular form of every quango and non governmental organisation that received any monies from his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31876/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 397 together.

As Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2 June 2011. It oversees and has policy responsibility for the conservation, preservation, protection, development and presentation of Ireland's heritage and culture. My Department also seeks to promote the Irish language, to support the Gaeltacht and to assist the sustainable development of island communities. Information in relation to the wide-ranging functions of my Department, as well as the programmes and schemes operated by it, can be found on my Department's website at www.ahg.gov.ie.

A number of State bodies and agencies with responsibilities relating to various aspects of my Department's remit are funded from within my Department's Vote Group, together with a wide range of other bodies and organisations. It would not be feasible to provide the broad sweep of information requested by the Deputy in the context of a Parliamentary Question. However, if the Deputy has a particular question in relation to a specific body or issue, I would be glad to seek to provide the relevant information.