12 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the plans, if any, he has to make up the £12 million shortfall in the Arts Plan, 1995 to 1997, which is only passing the 1995 funding target of £19.6 million in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12662/97]
10 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the types of investigations, if any, his Department now undertakes before approval is given for section 35 relief in view of the fact that a promoter who was given such a certificate by him has never released any of the productions, and the investors have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that their tax relief is to be withdrawn.
[12663/97]
9 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the proposals, if any, he has to stop the loss of Irish art through international sales; if he will mandate his representatives to purchase major works at the auctions of major Irish art at Christies and Sotheby's in two weeks from 13 May 1997; and if he will ensure there will not be further losses such as the James Connolly letters.
[12665/97]
8 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Justice whether she has satisfied herself with the mechanisms of conciliation and arbitration for the Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[9148/97]
13 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he has initiated any investigation into the leaking of the proposals for broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5762/97]
9 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the concern of the IMPACT trade union at the placing by his Department of advertisements for new management posts at the National Museum while negotiations were ongoing; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the union considers this a breach of trust; and whether it is over 15 years since the last normal promotion at the National Museum.
[9044/97]
7 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the progress, if any, which has been made since the commitment was given more than two years ago in the Programme for Government entitled, Government of Renewal, on the establishment of a National Inventory of Architecture.
[9043/97]
6 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he has noted the concerns of the Library Association of Ireland which has said his Department holds the National Library in such disregard that the advertisement for the job of director pegs the salary at the lowest point of the scale and does not require applicants to be professional librarians.
[9042/97]
Bill entitled an Act to protect access by the public to the televising in the State of an event, or events of kind, deemed by the Minister to be of significance to the heritage and culture of the State, or otherwise deemed to be of national importance, the televising of which should in the opinion of the Minister, be available free to the general public and to provide for other matters connected with the matters aforesaid.
4 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number of farmers who will be affected by the designation of special areas of conservation; the number of these farmers who have been notified to date; and the agreement reached with the farming organisations in relation to consultations and compensation.
[4720/97]
2 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the consultations, if any, he has had with trade union and broadcasting interests in relation to his proposals for the broadcasting industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4719/97].
1 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht his current proposals in relation to the establishment of interpretative centres in view of his promise to bring to fruition the plans for Mullaghmore, County Clare; the amounts paid to consultants in relation to the Wicklow and Burren National Parks; and his views on the value for money received.
[4718/97]
Bill entitled an Act to amend, consolidate and extend the law relating to the conservation of the interior and exterior fabric of buildings of special architectural or historic interest and the creation of conservation areas and in so doing to amend the law relating to planning and development and the law relating to national heritage.
4 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht his view on the shortfall of £12 million to date in the funding targets set in the Arts Plan, 1995 to 1997.
[24921/96]
2 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he supports the proposal put forward to him by the Irish Film Board for a levy to be placed on cinema seats to raise funds for film production; the reason for his decision to appoint a new chairperson for the film board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[24917/96]
1 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the reason he stated in Dáil Éireann on 8 October 1996 that a minimum of 93 per cent of the country would be able to receive Teilifís na Gaeilge on its first night and that difficulties would be confined to parts of County Mayo; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that more than 25 per cent of the public cannot receive the channel unless they buy new aerials.
[24913/96]
7 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Justice the number of murders which have taken place from 1 January to 9 May 1996 in respect of each of the past three full years; the number of murders of women in respect of each of the past three full years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21810/96]
18 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he proposes to implement a code of practice for the commissioning or purchase of public art.
[21069/96]
17 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the plans, if any, he has to stem the extensive losses of peatland habitat in view of the fact that Ireland has a considerable variety of peatlands, many of which are of international importance due to their wildfowl population, botanical, hydrological and zoological importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21068/96]
18 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he proposes to implement a code of practice for the commissioning or purchase of public art.
[21069/96]
17 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the plans, if any, he has to stem the extensive losses of peatland habitat in view of the fact that Ireland has a considerable variety of peatlands, many of which are of international importance due to their wildfowl population, botanical, hydrological and zoological importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21068/96]
44 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Education the reason mature students attending third level institutions and living independently from home are only receiving the adjacent rate of the higher education maintenance grant from their local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17776/96]
44 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Education the reason mature students attending third level institutions and living independently from home are only receiving the adjacent rate of the higher education maintenance grant from their local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17776/96]
38 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the steps, if any, being taken to promote the Irish language during the Irish Presidency of the EU; if he plans to pursue the designation of Irish as a full working language of the EU during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17787/96]
37 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the development of a national conservatoire for music and the arts as a millennium project; and the projects planned to mark the millennium.
[17786/96]
36 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to bring forward broadcasting legislation in the near future; and if so, if the legislation will recognise the contribution made by local radio.
[17785/96]
38 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the steps, if any, being taken to promote the Irish language during the Irish Presidency of the EU; if he plans to pursue the designation of Irish as a full working language of the EU during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17787/96]
37 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the development of a national conservatoire for music and the arts as a millennium project; and the projects planned to mark the millennium.
[17786/96]
36 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to bring forward broadcasting legislation in the near future; and if so, if the legislation will recognise the contribution made by local radio.
[17785/96]
20 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the reason for the cessation of funding for the Irish Women's Archive and Resource Centre; and the specific initiatives, if any, being taken by his Department to advance, record and emphasise women's contribution to history.
[12249/96]
19 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the plans, if any, in place in respect of the use of the Teilifís na Gaeilge channel when it is not in use for Irish language programming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12248/96]
20 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the reason for the cessation of funding for the Irish Women's Archive and Resource Centre; and the specific initiatives, if any, being taken by his Department to advance, record and emphasise women's contribution to history.
[12249/96]
19 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the plans, if any, in place in respect of the use of the Teilifís na Gaeilge channel when it is not in use for Irish language programming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12248/96]
5 Miss de Valera asked the Taoiseach whether, as a member of the Government, he has initiated legal proceedings against any individual in the past 12 months.
[11243/96]
48 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the measures, if any, he proposes to take to capitalise on the success of "Braveheart" at the Oscars; and the plans, if any, he has to seek to retain in this State the sets of future major films as tourist attractions.
[7417/96]
48 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the measures, if any, he proposes to take to capitalise on the success of "Braveheart" at the Oscars; and the plans, if any, he has to seek to retain in this State the sets of future major films as tourist attractions.
[7417/96]
10 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to review articles 5(2)(c) and 5(2)(d) of the Housing (Registration of Rented Houses) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 30 of 1996) to protect the privacy of tenants; and whether he considers it necessary in the public interest that such information is open to public inspection to see who is living with whom and the amount people are paying in rent.
[9327/96]
8 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the consultations, if any, he has had with the Department of the Environment concerning the publication of the review by Irish and international consultants on the experience of the public arts schemes in Ireland including the Department's 1 per cent for art scheme.
[9221/96]
6 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he has satisfied himself that the measures in the Finance Bill, 1996, pertaining to the film industry will increase the number of films to be made in Ireland in 1996; and his views on whether such measures will assist our indigenous film industry.
[9220/96]
5 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the way in which he intends to promote further knowledge and interest in our national heritage among young people throughout the country.
[9219/96]
19 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the plans, if any, he has to appoint a product development management board for each of the regional tourism organisations on the SFADCo model; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7463/96]
31 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the way in which the role of SFADCo differs from the role of the regional tourism organisations regarding tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7464/96]
56 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht what financial assistance, if any, he intends to give to the Cill Rialaigh Project in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5922/96]
56 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht what financial assistance, if any, he intends to give to the Cill Rialaigh Project in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5922/96]
2 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the discussions, if any, he has had with the Department of Foreign Affairs concerning the establishment of an arts agency to promote Irish arts abroad.
[5919/96]
4 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the way in which he proposes to promote the use of the Irish language during the forthcoming Irish Presidency of the EU.
[5920/96]
1 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number and location of meetings in Ireland which he intends to chair during the Presidency of the EU.
[3156/96]
14 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht whether he has satisfied himself that Ireland is complying with the wise use principle enshrined in the 79/409 Birds Directive.
[3155/96]
13 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he will highlight the recommendations he intends to implement following publication of the PIANO report.
[3154/96]
14 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht whether he has satisfied himself that Ireland is complying with the wise use principle enshrined in the 79/409 Birds Directive.
[3155/96]