Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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171. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of the 1916 commemoration video; the person who approved its content; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44620/14]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Easter Rising was not mentioned in the video to promote Ireland in 2016; the cost of this video; the persons who authorised the commission of this video; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44650/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together.

The video referred to was part of a suite of materials, including a booklet, an outline programme and information sheets on capital projects, that were made available by the project team for the launch of the Ireland 2016Programme.

This material supplemented official speeches delivered by An Taoiseach, An Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Minister of State Ó Ríordáin and I, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht.

The purpose of the launch video, which cost €1,476, was to provide a visual representation of some of the broader themes of the Programme, which it is intended to run in conjunction with the formal commemoration of the Easter Rising in 2016.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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173. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a detailed timetable will be published by her Department outlining the events to celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Rising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44651/14]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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174. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of times the advisory group on centenary commemorations has met; the number of times she has met this group; if recommendations have yet been published with regard to the centenary of the 1916 Rising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44652/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together.

The Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations, chaired by Dr. Maurice Manning, has met on 6 occasions to date in 2014. It has also held 2 public consultation meetings in Thurles and Dublin. I met with the group on 12 November last, when I conveyed to it the contents of the outline 2016 Commemoration programme.

The outline programme includes a series of commemorative events in Arbour Hill on Easter Saturday, and in Kilmainham Gaol and O'Connell Street on Easter Sunday. A commemorative event will also be held in Arbour Hill on Sunday 24 April 2016.

A widespread public consultation process is due to commence shortly, in order to encourage and facilitate the involvement of ground-up initiatives in the wider commemorative programme. I will be presenting the ideas and recommendations arising from this process to the Group for their advice in due course.