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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Most of my Department's arts and culture budget is allocated to the cultural institutions and agencies under its remit. Within these allocations, the Arts Council is the primary State agency for funding the arts in Ireland. Details of the Arts Council's expenditure including its individual grants are published on the Arts Council's website at . Details of the funding allocations made...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 389 and 408 together. The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a very important commitment to work to progressively increase funding to the arts, including the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board, as the economy continues to improve. In Budget 2017 I secured significant additional funding for the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board. The...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (30 Apr 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts at all levels, including music and musical performance, is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council operates under the provisions of the Arts Act 2003, which provides, inter alia, that the Council is independent in the performance of its functions in funding the arts. Full details are available on the Council's website at...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Funding for the arts at all levels is primarily a matter for the Arts Council.  I secured significant additional funding for the Arts Council in Budget 2017.  The increase in the Arts Council's allocation in 2017 is €5 million, or 8%, and will assist the Council greatly in implementing its 10-year strategy Making Great Art Work (2016-2025) across the country. The Creative...

Seanad: Arts and Culture Sector: Motion (8 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: ...amalgamations and mergers of these venerable institutions. Those amalgamation proposals were reviewed by the Fine Gael-Labour Government and I am pleased to say they were subsequently scrapped. My Department carried out an in-depth examination of the position in each of the cultural institutions and following this review the then Minister, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan brought proposals to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Programme for Government (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I confirmed on Tuesday this week that the name of my newly reconfigured Department was approved by Government as the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The new name reflects the broader remit of the reconfigured Department, which retains all of the responsibilities of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with additional responsibility for a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Responsibilities (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I confirmed on Tuesday this week that the name of my newly reconfigured Department was approved by Government as the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The new name reflects the broader remit of the reconfigured Department, which retains all of the responsibilities of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with additional responsibility for a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (22 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: In aggregate, €245.897m has been allocated to the Arts Council since 2011. Although the Arts Council is funded by my Department, it is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations, as provided for in the Arts Act 2003. This specifically includes independence in its decisions on who it funds and the amounts it allocates. Full information on the Council's funding decisions is...

Other Questions: Bullying in the Workplace (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Arts Council funds these art centres, theatres and other organisations. If I put conditions on Arts Council funding to any of these organisations, Deputy Tóibín will be the first person to say that I am interfering in the Arts Council funding.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (29 Sep 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Council, although funded by my Department, is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations and specifically in its funding decisions. A comprehensive review of the Arts Council's activities and operation over the period 2009 to 2012 was recently...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (12 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Council offers a wide range of financial supports across artforms and arts practices, including festivals covering both single artform festivals (e.g. theatre, dance, film) and a number of multidisciplinary arts festivals across different...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: To take the last question first, I agree that investment in the arts, our culture and our heritage does a huge amount to improve deprived areas and, as the Deputy said, urban areas. That is a developing problem. The Arts Council strategy, Making Great Art Work, targets every sector of society. We have the Arts in Education Charter. We are working with the education sector to get young...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Private support for the arts is an important funding source and the Government continues to support this through tax incentives and other initiatives. The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to encourage strong, mutually beneficial links between the business community and the arts community to assist arts organisations to capitalise on sponsorship opportunities and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Arts Council is the primary State agency for funding the arts and I was pleased to secure significant additional funding for it in Budget 2017. This will see an increase in the Council's allocation of € 5million, or 8%, and will allow the Council to enhance supports to artists and arts organisations. The Arts Council’s Strategy Making Great Art Worksets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Heather Humphreys: Details of grant payments made directly by my Department to the arts are published on my Department's website and are updated periodically.Details for 2011, 2012 and 2013 can be found at the link below as well as general information relating to criteria and conditions of grants and details on how to apply It is envisaged that 2014 details will be available in January 2015. The...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Creative IrelandProgramme,which the Taoiseach and I launched in December, places a special focus on “Enabling the Creative Potential of Every Child”. Building on the Arts in Education Charter this will involve the development of an integrated plan – Creative Children -to enable every child in Ireland to access tuition in music, drama, art and coding by 2022. My...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (21 Jan 2015)

Heather Humphreys: A Government Decision in 1997 approved the inclusion in budgets for all Exchequer-funded capital construction projects of up to 1% as funding for an art project, subject to an overall cap of €64,000. While my Department has responsibility for the promotion of the Per Cent for Art Scheme, it does not have a budget for it. It therefore does not provide funding for the individual art...

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to share time with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath. First, I thank the Deputies opposite for tabling this motion on the arts. Once again, I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Niamh Smyth, on taking over the role of spokesperson on the arts for her party. As my constituency colleague, I look forward to working closely with her in this area. Unfortunately, due to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Apr 2015)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not provide funding for the day-to-day operation of theatre companies. Primary responsibility for the promotion and financial support of the arts at all levels, including theatrical organisations, is devolved to the Arts Council. A grant of over €58 million has been provided to the Council in 2015 for this purpose. The Arts Council operates under the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Value for Money Reviews (9 Dec 2015)

Heather Humphreys: I am committed to ensuring that findings of the report referred to by the Deputy are used to improve access to and support for the arts in Ireland. My Department will build on the already positive engagement with the Arts Council to ensure that the recommendations are delivered.This will be done in close consultation with the Arts Council using the normal governance arrangements, including...