Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 April 2016
872. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board appointment made by her or by an agency of her Department from 1 January 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6685/16]
View answerProcurement of services in my Department is carried out in accordance with relevant EU and national legislation. Tenders issued by my Department with a value in excess of €10,000 for ICT and €25,000 for all other contracts are published on the e-tenders website in accordance with the relevant limits. Five such public tenders were issued to date in 2016 and details are available at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Details of all contracts awarded by my Department in excess of these limits are available in the Publication Scheme prepared under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, which is available on my Department's website at:
http://www.ahg.gov.ie/about/information-requests/freedom-of-information/foi-publications-scheme/procurement
Due to the breadth of my Department’s activities and its highly geographically dispersed organisation, many smaller contracts are entered into and it would not be practicable to give details of such smaller purchases.
With regard to Statutory Instruments signed in the period 1 January 2016 to date, the relevant details are set out in the following table.
TABLE: Statutory Instruments signed and laid before the Oireachtas 1 January-14 April 2016
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Name |
SI Number (of 2016) |
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European Union Habitats (Danes Hole, Poulnalecka Special Area of Conservation 000030) Regulations 2016 |
88 |
|
European Union Habitats (Pouladatig Cave Special Area of Conservation 000037) Regulations 2016 |
89 |
|
European Union Habitats (Poulnagordon Cave (Quin) Special Area of Conservation 000064) Regulations 2016 |
90 |
|
European Union Habitats (Old Domestic Building (Keevagh) Special Area of Conservation 002010) Regulations 2016 |
91 |
|
European Union Habitats (Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan Special Area of Conservation 002245) Regulations 2016 |
92 |
|
European Union Habitats (Kilgarvan Ice House Special Area of Conservation 000364) Regulations 2016 |
93 |
|
European Union Habitats (Old Domestic Building, Dromore Wood Special Area of Conservation 000353) Regulations 2016 |
94 |
|
European Union Habitats (Old Domestic Building, Curraglass Wood Special Area of Conservation 002041) Regulations 2016 |
95 |
|
European Union Habitats (Old Domestic Building, Askive Wood Special Area of Conservation 002098) Regulations 2016 |
96 |
|
European Union Habitats (Glanlough Woods Special Area of Conservation 002315) Regulations 2016 |
97 |
|
European Union Habitats (Belgica Mound Province Special Area of Conservation 002327) Regulations 2016 |
98 |
|
European Union Habitats (Codling Fault Zone Special Area of Conservation 003015) Regulations 2016 |
99 |
|
European Union Habitats (Hempton’s Turbot Bank Special Area of Conservation 002999) Regulations 2016 |
100 |
|
European Union Habitats (Hovland Mound Province Special Area of Conservation 002328) |
101 |
|
European Union Habitats (Kerry Head Shoal Special Area of Conservation 002263) Regulations 2016 |
102 |
|
European Union Habitats (Long Bank Special Area of Conservation 002161) Regulations 2016 |
103 |
|
European Union Habitats (Wicklow Reef Special Area of Conservation 002274) Regulations 2016 |
104 |
|
European Union Habitats (South-west Porcupine Bank Special Area of Conservation 002329) Regulations 2016 |
105 |
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European Union Habitats (Porcupine Bank Canyon Special Area of Conservation 003001) Regulations 2016 |
106 |
|
European Union Habitats (South-East Rockall Bank Special Area of Conservation 003002) Regulations 2016 |
107 |
|
European Union Habitats (North-West Porcupine Bank Special Area of Conservation 002330) Regulations 2016 |
108 |
|
National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 (Section 44)(Variation of Indemnity Amount) |
86 |
|
National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 (Establishment Day) |
29 |
|
European Union (Return of Foreign Cultural Objects) |
53 |
In relation to appointments to State Boards during the period 1 January 2016 to date, I temporarily extended the term of office of the members of the Irish Manuscripts Commission on 28 February 2016, pending the appointment of a new Commission in due course. The names of the members are listed in the Table below.
TABLE: Members of Irish Manuscripts Commission
|
MEMBERS OF COMMISSION |
|
Mr. James McGuire (Chair) |
|
Prof. Nicholas Canny |
|
Prof. David Dickenson |
|
Dr. David Edwards |
|
Mr. Chris Flynn |
|
Prof. Greta Jones |
|
Dr. Michael Kennedy |
|
Ms. Máire MacConghail |
|
Dr. John McCafferty |
|
Dr. Deirdre McMahon |
|
Dr. Donal Moore |
|
Dr. Thomas O'Connor |
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An tOllamh Dáibhí Ó Cróinín |
|
Dr. Ruan O'Donnell |
|
Prof. Mary O'Dowd |
|
Prof. Jane Ohlmeye |
For the sake of completeness, I should say that, following a process carried out by the Public Appointments Service through www.stateboards.ie, I appointed a number of persons in October 2015 to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The terms of office of 5 of the appointees began on dates in January and February of this year in line with the vacancies arising. The names of the relevant members are listed in the Table below.
TABLE: Appointments to the Irish Museum of Modern Art that came into effect from 1 January 2016 to date
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NAME OF APPOINTEES |
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Mr Tim Scanlon |
|
Mr Denis Hickie |
|
Mr Declan Moylan |
|
Ms Mary McCarthy |
|
Mr Gerard Byrne |
