361 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if in view of the fact that the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 only recognised the existence of the Genealogical Office as a branch of the National Library and thereby confirmed the status quo which had existed since 1943, he will agree that primary legislation is now required to empower the Chief Herald to continue granting arms and to retrospectively validate grants made from 1943 when the Genealogical Office was established by the Allocation of Administration (Genealogical Office) Order, 1943 following the transfer of the title and functions of the former Crown Office to London and the transfer of the records and treasures of that office to the State [36541/06]

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361 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if in view of the fact that the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 only recognised the existence of the Genealogical Office as a branch of the National Library and thereby confirmed the status quo which had existed since 1943, he will agree that primary legislation is now required to empower the Chief Herald to continue granting arms and to retrospectively validate grants made from 1943 when the Genealogical Office was established by the Allocation of Administration (Genealogical Office) Order, 1943 following the transfer of the title and functions of the former Crown Office to London and the transfer of the records and treasures of that office to the State [36541/06]

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