Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
751. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a body (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is designated as a cultural institution or a national, local or regional museum, under any specific legislation; if he will outline the legislation; if the museum standards programme operated by the Heritage Council of Ireland is based in primary or secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38332/13]
View answer752. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form a list of all grants or monetary awards since 2003 to a body (details supplied) in Dublin 8 under schemes operated by his Department or agencies under his control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 751 and 752 together.
The body referred to by the Deputy is an independent one. As Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I have no statutory responsibility for it or its collection, nor am I aware of any statutory provisions underpinning its operation.
The Heritage Act 1995 outlines the functions of the Heritage Council relating to the proposal of policies and priorities for the identification, protection, preservation and enhancement of the national heritage, including heritage objects and archaeological objects. The Museum Standards Programme is a non-statutory initiative developed within the general remit of the Heritage Council.
Under the Local and Regional Museums Scheme, my Department has provided the following grants since 2011 to the body referred to by the Deputy:
|
Year |
Scheme |
Amount € |
|
2011 |
Local & Regional Museums Scheme |
17,000 |
|
2012 |
Local & Regional Museums Scheme |
9,000 |
|
2013 |
Local & Regional Museums Scheme |
3,000 |
