AQW 6701/16-21 Written question to the Minister of Justice
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail her Department's (i) art; (ii) artefacts; and (iii) other historic items either displayed or held in storage; and to itemise their value.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 8 November 2016
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 8 November 2016
- Answer due by
- 23 November 2016
- Answered
- 21 November 201613 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Justice
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department of Justice has the following pieces:
(1) Art:
Paintings
| Description | Estimated Value |
| Gilt Frame Portrait Sir Staples Bar | £800 |
| Gilt Frame Water Colour by F McKelvey | £5,000 |
| Blue Moon Painting by Louis Reed | N/K |
| Overgrown Garden Painting | N/K |
Limited Edition Prints
| St Malachy’s Belfast by Jean Duncan | N/K |
| Temple Tree (Pair) by Cliona Doyle | N/K |
| The Passion (Pair) by Tracy Staunton | N/K |
| Two Men Talking About Fishing by Eddie Rafferty | N/K |
| Drawing of a Garden by David Barber | N/K |
| Ephesis 1 X Hermogenes | N/K |
| Lottie by M Martin | N/K |
| Esme by M Martin | N/K |
| Forum Romanium by J Adams | N/K |
| Northern Sea by James Allen | N/K |
| Blue Vase | N/K |
| Antiquity by J Adams | N/K |
| Donegal Place by D Groms | N/K |
| Waterfront by Cynthia Neal | N/K |
| The Journey by Carmel Benson | N/K |
| Island Figure by Carmel Benson | N/K |
(ii) Artefacts
| Description | Estimated Value |
| William IV Mahogany Extend Table | £800 |
| Large Mahogany Table | £1,500 |
(iii) Other Historical Items
| Description | Estimated Value |
| Table on which the Good Friday Agreement was signed | N/K |
Please note that all prison service artefacts and files were relocated from the former Prison Service College in Millisle to a secure location in NIPS HQ. At present there is no inventory of the items or any assessment of value, however, I asked my officials to carry out a scoping exercise to determine the work involved.
In addition the Department has a number of items on loan from NICS Arts Collection which is managed by the Department of Finance.