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National Archives prepare for release of 1985 State papers

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Enviado por José Antonio Sierra

23DIC-15.- The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Wednesday) said that the National Archives of Ireland is making final preparations for the release of the State papers and records from 1985, the year the Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed.

Minister Humphreys said:

“1985 was a fascinating period in Irish history, which saw the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, which changed the way the Irish and British governments dealt with Northern Ireland. It ultimately paved the way for the Good Friday Agreement, and was one of the very early building blocks of the Peace Process. Our archives are an invaluable resource. They are a witness to past events and I expect that the 1985 papers will shed new light on the challenges faced by State authorities at the time.

“By ensuring public access to records dating back 30 years, the National Archives enriches our knowledge and understanding of Irish history and society. My Department is continuing to work with the National Archives as we gradually move towards a 20 year rule, which will see records being released after two decades, rather than three.

“The annual release of records is a cornerstone in Ireland’s democratic process and supports accountability and transparency across the public sector. I very much look forward to this year’s releases and recalling the events of 1985.

“2016 will be an important year for the National Archives, when its major new building programme will be progressed. The Archives will also play an important role in the 2016 commemorations with initiatives such as a genealogy toolkit for schools and the continued release of additional series of digitised files from the 1916 period.

“The National Archives, in co-operation with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, will also initiate a project next year to progress a records management model scheme for the civil service and for the management of electronic records, which will be a very important development as we move towards the release of records under a 20 year rule.”

John McDonough, Director of the National Archives, said:

“Each December, staff at the National Archives undertake a programme of work to prepare records for public release in early January. This entails accessioning, sorting, cataloguing, repacking and storing over 5,000 boxes of records from Departments of State and the Courts service.

“As we enter 2016 and the acme of the decade of commemorations, the desire to visit or revisit events in our shared history will grow in popularity and significance. It is worth recalling that this is something the National Archives underpins every year as we ensure access to the primary sources from 30 years ago which reflect the decision making and decision makers of the time.”

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Notes

The National Archives is tasked with preserving records of:

· Departments of State, including the courts

· Bodies named in the schedule to the National Archives Act

· Committees and commissions of inquiry established by Government, by a member of Government or by the Attorney General

In doing so it supports the legislative requirement of these bodies to transfer records to its care, to preserve them and through their public availability, inform the idea of nation and statehood. In addition to these prescribed bodies, the National Archives collects other records from organisations with a national remit and where there is compelling reason for their preservation.

Legislative basis

The National Archives operates in line with the National Archives Act, 1986 which stipulates its role and functions. The core functions are to oversee the transfer of records to its custody and to ensure their public availability. It also has a formal function in the oversight of current records disposal within the bodies.

The full list of the files for public release will be available in hard copy in the Reading Room of the National Archives on 4 January 2016 and on the NA website in the New Year.

The National Archives will also make a selected sample of records form 1985 available on its website through January 2016.

2015 transfers were from the following departments:

· Office of the Attorney General

· Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

· Department of Foreign Affairs

· Department of Justice and Equality

· Office of Secretary to the President

· Department of Social Protection

· Department of the Taoiseach

· Chief State Solicitor’s Office

· Department of Finance

An Chartlann Náisiúnta ag ullmhú chun páipéir Stáit 1985 a scaoileadh - an tAire Humphreys

I measc na bpáipéar tá comhaid ar chruinnithe cáiliúla idir Mac Gearailt agus Thatcher

D’fhógair an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, Heather Humphreys TD, inniu (Dé Céadaoin) go bhfuil an Chartlann Náisiúnta ag ullmhú chun páipéir Stáit agus taifid a scaoileadh ón bhliain 1985, an bhliain inar síníodh an Comhaontú Angla-Éireannach.

Dúirt an tAire Humphreys:

“Ba thréimhse an-spéisiúil i stair na hÉireann í an bhliain 1985, nuair a síníodh an Comhaontú Angla-Éireannach, a d’athraigh an chaoi inar chaith rialtas na hÉireann agus rialtas na Breataine le Tuaisceart Éireann. Réitigh sé an bealach do Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta, agus bhí sé ina chuid thábhachtach den Phróiseas Síochána. Is acmhainn thar a bheith luachmhar í ár gcartlann. Cuireann sí fianaise ar fáil dúinn ar imeachtaí san am a chuaigh thart agus tá mé ag súil leis go dtabharfaidh páipéir na bliana 1985 léargas nua dúinn ar na dúshláin a bhí le sárú ag údaráis an Stáit ag an am.

“Trí rochtain phoiblí a chinntiú ar thaifid ó 30 bliain ó shin, cuireann an Chartlann Náisiúnta lenár n-eolas agus tuiscint ar stair agus sochaí na hÉireann. Tá mo Roinn ag obair go leanúnach leis an gCartlann Náisiúnta chun riail 20 bliain a thabhairt isteach, rud a fhágfaidh go scaoilfear taifid tar éis fiche bliain seachas tríocha.

"Is bunchloch de phróiseas daonlathach na hÉireann é scaoileadh bliantúil na dtaifead agus tacaíonn sé le cuntasacht agus trédhearcacht ar fud na hearnála poiblí. Táim ag súil go mór leis an méid atá le scaoileadh i mbliana agus le himeachtaí na bliana 1985 a thabhairt chun cuimhne.

“Bliain an-tábhachtach a bheidh in 2016 don Chartlann Náisiúnta, mar go ndéanfar dul chun cinn ar a mórchlár nua tógála. Beidh ról tábhachtach ag an gCartlann i gCuimhneacháin 2016 freisin, le tionscnaimh ar nós tacar geinealais do scoileanna agus scaoileadh leanúnach comhad digitithe ó thréimhse 1916.

“Cuirfidh an Chartlann Náisiúnta, i gcomhar le hOifig Phríomhoifigeach Faisnéise an Rialtais, tús le tionscadal ar an bhliain seo chugainn le dul chun cinn a dhéanamh ar múnla bainistíochta taifead don státseirbhís agus do bhainistiú taifead leictreonach, rud a bheidh an-tábhachtach agus muid ag dul i dtreo taifid a scaoileadh tar éis 20 bliain.”

Dúirt John McDonough, Stiúrthóir na Cartlainne Náisiúnta:

"I mí na Nollag gach bliain, téann foireann na Cartlainne Náisiúnta i mbun cláir oibre chun taifid a ullmhú lena scaoileadh don phobal go luath i mí Eanáir. Mar chuid den obair sin bíonn níos mó ná 5,000 bosca de thaifid ó Ranna Stáit agus an tSeirbhís Chúirteanna le sealbhú, le sórtáil, le catalógú, le hath-phacáil agus le stóráil.

“Agus muid ag druidim le 2016 agus buaicphointe dheich mbliana na gcuimhneachán, beidh níos mó daoine ag iarraidh súil a chaitheamh siar ar imeachtaí inár stair chomhroinnte, agus beidh tuilleadh suntais ag baint leis. Is fiú a chuimhniú go dtacaíonn an Chartlann Náisiúnta leis sin gach bliain nuair a chinntíonn muid go mbeidh rochtain ar na príomhfhoinsí ó 30 bliain ó shin a léiríonn cinnteoireacht agus cinnteoirí na linne.”

CRÍOCH

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Nótaí

Tá sé de chúram ar an gCartlann Náisiúnta taifid na n-eagraíochtaí seo a leanas a chaomhnú:

· Ranna Stáit, lena n-áirítear na cúirteanna

· Comhlachtaí ainmnithe sa sceideal leis an Acht um Chartlann Náisiúnta

· Coistí agus coimisiúin fiosrúcháin bunaithe ag an Rialtas, ag comhalta den Rialtas nó ag an Ard-Aighne

Tríd an méid sin a dhéanamh tacaíonn sí le dualgas reachtúil na gcomhlachtaí sin taifid a aistriú chuici, iad a chaomhnú agus, trí iad a chur ar fáil go poiblí, bonn a chur faoi choincheap an náisiúin agus an stáit. Chomh maith leis na comhlachtaí forordaithe sin, bailíonn an Chartlann Náisiúnta taifid ó eagraíochtaí ag a bhfuil sainchúram náisiúnta agus i gcás ina bhfuil cúis láidir lena gcaomhnú.

Bhonn reachtúil

Feidhmíonn an Chartlann Náisiúnta de réir an Achta um Chartlann Náisiúnta, 1986 ina sonraítear a ról agus a feidhmeanna. Is iad na príomhfheidhmeanna ná maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar aistriú taifead go dtí an Chartlann agus cinnte a dhéanamh go gcuirfear ar fáil don phobal iad. Tá feidhm fhoirmeálta aici freisin i dtaobh mhaoirseacht a dhéanamh ar dhiúscairt taifead reatha laistigh de na comhlachtaí.

Beidh liosta iomlán na gcomhad atá le scaoileadh don phobal ar fáil i gcóip chrua i Seomra Léitheoireachta na Cartlainne Náisiúnta ar an 4 Eanáir 2016 agus ar shuíomh gréasáin na Cartlainne Náisiúnta san Athbhliain.

Cuirfidh an Chartlann Náisiúnta samplaí de thaifid as 1985 ar fáil ar an suíomh gréasáin freisin in Eanáir 2016.

Aistríodh taifid ó na Ranna seo a leanas le linn 2015:

· Oifig an Ard-Aighne

· An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta

· An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

· An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais

· Oifig Rúnaí an Uachtaráin

· An Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí

· Roinn an Taoisigh

· Oifig an Phríomh-Aturnae Stáit

· An Roinn Airgeadais

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