Terence Flanagan
Question:857. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's priorities for the remainder of this Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29579/15]
View answerThursday, 16 July 2015
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My Department's Statement of Strategy for 2015-2017, available on its website at www.ahg.gov.ie, details the high-level goals for the period concerned and the strategies to be employed to deliver on these goals. Key priorities over the coming months include: the continued development and roll-out of the Government's commemoration programme, with a particular emphasis on Ireland 2016; the development of the first National Cultural Policy - Culture 2025; the enactment of legislation relating to the National Concert Hall; continued management of issues in relation to the protection and conservation of Ireland’s designated peatlands; the continued development of a heritage tourism strategy, in cooperation with other partners, with particular emphasis on Ireland’s national parks, as well as our wider built and natural heritage; the continued implementation of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 and the language planning process under the Gaeltacht Act 2012; and ongoing North-South co-operation in relation to areas under the remit of my Department.