Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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449. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the details of the events that are planned to mark the centenary of the 1913 Lockout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24007/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The arrangements in relation to the Lockout are primarily being brought forward by a 1913 Commemoration Committee under the auspices of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and include a national tapestry project, an oral history project, exhibitions, conferences, seminars, memorial church services, re-enactments and a schools programme brought forward in association with the National Cultural Institutions, academic bodies, community and voluntary partners. Recognising the centenary of the Lockout, the 'One City, One Book' programme of Dublin City Council has selected 'Strumpet City' for 1913.

My Department has provided support for the development of the 1913 tapestry project, which is being developed by a large group of volunteers under the supervision of the National College of Art and Design and artists Robert Ballagh and Cathy Henderson. The National Museum will host an exhibition of the banners of the labour movement. The National Library will host a major exhibition in August entitled “Lockout!”, which will provide access to historical documents of the time. Special commemorative stamps will be issued by An Post.