1651. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the involvement the Government has in supporting the Jeanie Johnston tall ship famine museum since the dissolution of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. [62209/26]

The Jeanie Johnston is a modern replica of a three masted barque originally built in Canada in 1847. Envisaged as both a sail training vessel and a living history museum, the ship was completed in 2002 after an extended design and build process. The ship visited Canada and the United States in 2003 and participated in the Tall Ships Race from Waterford to Cherbourg in 2005.

The Jeannie Johnson Famine Ship was purchased by Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) in 2005. On the dissolution of DDDA in 2016, all functions and responsibilities of the Authority were transferred to Dublin City Council under the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act, 2015.

My Department does not have a role in relation to the current operation of the Jeannie Johnston as a visitor facility with paid access.