James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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334. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the provision of funding for supporting the 225th commemorations of the 1798 Rebellion in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38825/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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My Department has responsibility for co-ordinating the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023 and has no current plans to mark this anniversary. However if the Deputy is aware of any specific proposals in this regard, I would be happy to give these due consideration in the context of my Department’s support for commemorative activities.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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335. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has plans to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1798 French landings in Mayo and Wexford; if she agrees that it is important that the occasion would be acknowledged given that it offers an opportunity to commemorate but also to signify the current importance of Franco-Irish relations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38855/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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My Department has responsibility for co-ordinating the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023 and has no current plans to mark this anniversary. However if the Deputy is aware of any specific proposals in this regard, I would be happy to give these due consideration in the context of my Department’s support for commemorative activities.