Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Future Plans: Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
4:15 pm
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It is capped at €50,000.
Regarding the Ulster Canal, which stretches from upper Lough Erne to Castle Saunderson, we hope to get the project started on that section because that is the one part of the inland waterway system that has not been developed. If we get that done, the Ulster Canal will connect into Lough Neagh. That means we will have a complete network of waterways in Ireland, which is very important. It is also a cross-Border project, and there is a peace dividend in terms of that project. It is very important in terms of cross-Border relationships. It is one shovel-ready project that can be progressed.
On the issue of the IMMA appointment, I appointed John McNulty and Sheila O'Regan on merit and I stand over that decision. I am committed to using the new system through State Boards.ieand I have written to the chairpersons of all national cultural institutions asking for the skill set required by them for people who might sit on their boards. I will be using that system in the future.
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