Results 41-60 of 69 for going forward speaker:Josepha Madigan

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ...has conducted a good number of surveys and focus groups with funded and non-funded organisations to get feedback on how those organisations are suffering and how the Arts Council can support people going through it. It has set up an expert advisory group, including Lenny Abrahamson, Fintan O'Toole, Dr. Gabriel Scally, Anne Clarke and Angela Dorgan from the National Campaign for the Arts,...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Deputy Donnelly might already be aware of the roadmap which we put forward for the sector. We are guided by NPHET advice and the Cabinet has to make the decisions in that regard. Once we have Cabinet agreement on it, we hope the first phase will commence on Monday. The other phases will come through thereafter. The Deputy will be aware that we hope museums and galleries will reopen on 20...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ...to slow the spread of the virus and protect the health of our people, to do what is best and seek the common good. The public health measures have had an unprecedented impact on our cultural life. Going to a concert or theatre or visiting a museum are all vital to our well-being but this has been stopped as a result of Covid-19. This reduction in the access to culture has had an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Data (6 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...status, the picture for plant and animal species is substantially better, with over 70% reported as stable or increasing. Article 12.1 of the Birds Directive states that “Member States shall forward to the Commission every three years, starting from 7 April 1981, a report on the implementation of national provisions taken under this Directive.” In 2008 a new system of bird...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (17 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...to tackle invasive species. A pilot grant scheme was introduced in 2018 to assist local authority led biodiversity projects and I am pleased that we have extended this scheme in 2019. I look forward to local authorities using the funding available for projects aimed at tackling invasive alien species in their areas. Invasive alien species are a significant threat to our biodiversity...

Family Law Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I had listened to the concerns of my clients in and out of courtrooms for two decades in practice and I was not going to waste the opportunity. As I said in the Dáil that day, my husband may differ with me, but I believe we have been happily married for 15 years - it is now 17 years. However, I am one of the lucky ones. Marriage is all fine and well when it works, but when it does not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (6 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...requested figures in the following table. The Deputy should note that pending the outcome of an upcoming ICT/business needs analysis exercise which will result in a new ICT strategy, the estimates going forward may change. Expenditure Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total licensing renewal € 439.967 632,532 370,529 577,151 379,426 489,730 519,246 Estimated Expenditure ...

Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction of Species: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2019)

Josepha Madigan: .... This is not just about fine words. I have a biodiversity action plan. I have increased resources for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, designated 250 special areas of conservation and secured Government approval for a biodiversity duty. I have also published climate action plans for the natural and built heritage. The Government has acted even in the teeth of a downturn. My...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: City of Culture Initiative (10 Apr 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am satisfied that Galway 2020 is progressing well with developing an imaginative and effective European Capital of Culture programme and look forward to a successful and impactful year that will serve to highlight further the vibrant and diverse cultural offering both in Galway and in Ireland as a whole. I believe we will deliver that with the finances available. The total project...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding (10 Apr 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...for the benefit of communities and the public. The fund is generally administered through the local authorities who prepare a shortlist of applications and each one can send a maximum of three private and one public project forward for assessment by my Department. Grants under Stream One of the HSF are for amounts of between €15,000 and €50,000. Under Stream...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (10 Apr 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...and maintenance of these monuments, including the provision of visitor and interpretative facilities, is the statutory responsibility of the Office of Public Works (OPW).  Details of its ongoing work programme would be available from OPW. Local authorities are responsible under the National Monuments Acts for maintaining the national monuments of which they are owners or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: World Heritage Sites (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...World Heritage list as part of a periodic review of the Tentative List of potential candidate sites. This is the first step in the inscription process. I greatly welcome the opportunity it presents to bring forward and promote additional Irish sites that are of international significance and I look forward to my Department’s engagement with local authorities and other interested...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...perspective, it is a technical Bill. I agree with the Deputy that it probably should have been done before this, but it was not, so it must be done. Otherwise, we will not be in a position to do anything. There is time to bring forward amendments. If the Deputy wants to do so, that is at his discretion. The Deputy will know that my Department and Screen Ireland are examining the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...made by the State to resolve the issue of the protection of Ireland’s raised bog special areas of conservation within the framework of the Habitats Directive. This has included intense and on-going engagement with turf cutting interests, the farming community, non-governmental organisations and with the European Commission, as well as the establishment of a long-term compensation...

National Monuments (The Moore Street Battlefield) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...all of the Deputies for their contributions. I listened carefully to everything that was said and I acknowledge the more considered contributions that took account of the realities we are putting forward. While I accept the sentiments and the motivation behind Deputy Tóibín's Bill, I reiterate that the Government cannot support it. I will pick up on a couple of points in...

National Monuments (The Moore Street Battlefield) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...central site about the implementation of these recommendations and the future of the site. I was pleased to learn from the chair of the advisory group, Professor Tom Collins, that these discussions are going well and are progressing positively in the main. I understand that there is now a formal framework for engagement between the advisory group and the site owners. This provides...

Seanad: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...There is also conflict with existing legal provisions regarding local authority archives and the local authority archive service. However, I would like to work with Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell going forward. Senator Higgins referred to some of the issues that Senator O'Donnell raised. Given these substantial amendments have appeared at the last moment of the legislative process, I...

Seanad: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Senator for her kind words. I do not propose to go into Senator Warfield's amendment No. 7 again. I did actually address his question about the Attorney General. On the 1926 census, the view of the Central Statistics Office is that any weakening of the existing 100 year guarantee of confidentiality would result in undermining the public trust in the confidentiality of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...made by the State to resolve the issue of the protection of Ireland’s raised bog special areas of conservation within the framework of the Habitats Directive. This has included intense and on-going engagement with turf cutting interests, the farming community, non-governmental organisations and with the European Commission, as well as the establishment of a long-term compensation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (28 Feb 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...made by the State to resolve the issue of the protection of Ireland’s raised bog special areas of conservation within the framework of the Habitats Directive. This has included intense and on-going engagement with turf cutting interests, the farming community, non-governmental organisations and with the European Commission, as well as the establishment of a long-term compensation...