Seán Haughey
Ceist:138 Mr. Haughey asked the Taoiseach the financial allocations made to date for millennium projects and plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17631/99]
Vol. 508 No. 1
138 Mr. Haughey asked the Taoiseach the financial allocations made to date for millennium projects and plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17631/99]
The following is a list of projects which have been recommended by the national millennium committee and approved by the Government for inclusion in its millennium programme 1999-2000:
£,000's |
|
Millennium Festivals Ltd. |
1,000 |
Millennium Recognition Awards |
2,000 |
Mile Átha Cliath |
2,000 |
Millennium Book |
80 |
Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester |
1,000 |
Cork Corporation – Banks of the Lee Project |
500 |
Lighting of the Cork Bridges |
300 |
Cork Opera House |
450 |
SHARE, Cork |
750 |
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
500 |
Municipal Gallery, Dublin |
300 |
Green Town 2000 (D/Environment/Tidy Towns) |
150 |
Millennium Last Lights Ceremony |
500 |
Dublin/Belfast Ecumencial Service |
35 |
RTE Educational CD-ROM for Schools |
150 |
Irish Landmark Trust |
500 |
Exhibitions of Christians Architecture |
73 |
Pilgrims Paths |
50 |
Cinemobile 2000 |
531 |
Millennium Cottage, Barretstown |
150 |
Messiah XXI |
700 |
Millennium Events Awards |
3,000 |
Total |
16,719 |
139 Mr. Haughey asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to erect a statue to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17706/99]
The Christian celebration of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ is one of the key themes adopted by the national millennium committee.
In this regard, there is regular contact with the members of the special religious liaison group which represents the main churches and religious denominations. In addition, I have had meetings with senior church figures representing the main Christian churches to discuss their plans for celebrating the millennium and to seek their views on the most appropriate way that the millennium committee might be of assistance.
In response the churches have identified a number of projects for which they have sought the support of the millennium committee. The committee has recently considered these projects and will be making recommendations to the Government on them in due course.
The matter of the petition proposing that there should be a statute to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ has been raised in the context of ongoing contacts with the main churches and I expect to have further discussions on the matter.