Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2023
327. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list every property owned or rented by the Heritage Council; the rent paid by the Heritage Council on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23828/23]
View answer328. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list each local authority which currently employs a heritage officer and/or a biodiversity officer; the annual salary of each officer; and the portion of the salary and the office’s operations funded by the Heritage Council, by the local authority directly, or by a third source of funding. [23841/23]
View answer330. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline a list of each job title in the employ of the Heritage Council; the annual salary attached to each title; the number of persons employed in each position; the number of vacancies in each position at present intended to be filled; and the total expenditure on staff in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [23848/23]
View answer331. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline a list of every external organisation or company provided funding by the Heritage Council over the past ten years to conduct work under contract on behalf of the Heritage Council; the purpose of the work; and the amount of funding provided to each organisation or company over the past ten years, in tabular form. [23872/23]
View answer333. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the number of board members for the Heritage Council; the current allowance for members of the board; the total number of meetings of the board in each of the past ten years; and the total expenditure on the board annually in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [23877/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 327, 328, 330, 331 and 333 together.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department, including the Heritage Council, to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for the Heritage Council is oireachtas@heritagecouncil.ie.
