National Archives

566. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if all documents, minute books and any other items relative to the history of The Kilkenny Design Workshops currently being stored uncatalogued in the National Archives will be transferred to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22477/26]

596. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current status of NAAC; and the plans to consult professional archive bodies such as a body (details supplied). [6346/26]

216. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason officials in her Department have ordered the removal of a document from the National Archives (details supplied); if she will provide the details of the process used to arrive at this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3198/26]

1300. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a new National Archive Advisory Council will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74123/25]

305. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport when a new National Archives Advisory Council (NAAC) will be in-situ, given that the last NAAC expired in July 2022; and the plans to consult professional archive bodies (details supplied) in advance of the establishment of the new NAAC. [68881/25]

1065. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made by the National Archives Ireland since the enactment of the Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024; the number of religious orders have they engaged with; the number of orders that have given National Archives Ireland a full inventory of records they hold in respect of institutional abuse a…

1375. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current status of preparations for the public release of the 1926 Census records by the National Archives; the timeline for digitisation and publication; the staffing and funding allocated to support this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43399/25]

231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to investigate the reason the records of the departmental council and its working party created during the period 1982 to 1983 relating to the process and agreement for the transfer of civil servants from the former Department of Posts and Telegraphs to An Post and Bord Telecom Éireann are not available in the officia…

86. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given that his Department previously advised that it was unable to locate the policy files for S.I. No. 254/1986 - European Communities (Wildlife Act 1976) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986, and was/is therefore legally non-compliant with the National Archives Act 1986 (the ’30-year rule’) in these regards, hi…