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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (5 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, certain activities within a special area of conservation may not be undertaken without my prior written consent, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. My Department recently wrote to a number of landowners or users in the Slieve League special area of conservation reminding them of activities within...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Remit (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Waterways Ireland operates under the policy direction of the North South Ministerial Council and the Ministers of the relevant Sponsor Departments (my own Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland) and is accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland is Dawn Livingstone. I have been informed...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fish Imports (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: EU Regulation 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species provides for the adoption of a list of invasive alien species of European Union concern (“the Union list”). The Regulation also provides for a range of measures to detect, control and manage species on the “Union list”. The first list under this...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fish Imports (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: EU Regulation 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species provides for the adoption of a list of invasive alien species of European Union concern (“the Union list”). The Regulation also provides for a range of measures to detect, control and manage species on the “Union list”. The first list under this...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Improvement Schemes (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has received eight method statements from Galway County Council in relation to the development of the N59. These concern the section of the road from Oughterard to Maam Cross, rather than from Oughterard to Galway. On a number of occasions, the method statements could not be reviewed for various reasons, including that they had not been approved by the Council itself, a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Museum (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The nine cannons recovered from the wreck of the Spanish Armada ship La Julianaare currently undergoing conservation by the National Museum of Ireland with a view to being displayed in a suitable museum setting, in due course. The ongoing conservation process may take up to 2 years to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The site referred to by the Deputy forms part of a Special Protection Area (SPA) and a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC). Drainage of the outflow channel from the site is maintained by the local authority in order to avoid flooding of a road, farm properties and agricultural lands. While it is an objective of the SPA to achieve favourable conservation condition of the wetland in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: With regard to funding, the position is that financial support is provided by my Department through a number of structured schemes for the conservation and protection of heritage buildings. My Department itself operates a Structures at Risk Fund to enable conservation works to heritage structures, in both private and public ownership, that are protected under the Planning and Development...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fire Safety (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible for over 60,000 hectares of diverse landscape within our six National Parks and over 18,000 hectares within our statutory Nature Reserves. Where issues of particular importance arise regarding any of these important natural heritage assets, I am kept apprised, on an on-going basis, by my officials. Given the nature of the wildfires which took place in the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The National Monuments Bill is intended to replace, in extensively revised and modernized form, the five existing Acts that make up the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2004, as well as a number of other pieces of related legislation, some going back to the 19thcentury. The Bill is, therefore, a major undertaking that will seek, for example, to: - replace different levels of protection under...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Correspondence (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: A final reply has now issued to the Deputy in response to his query.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Eligibility conditions under the basic payment scheme are a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. There are specific provisions in relation to habitats in designated lands and this is elaborated on in the 2015 guidance produced by that Department. Full details of the guidance of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are available at: . Under Section 40...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Government commits to the implementation of the Arts in Education Charter. I am firmly committed to continuing the on-going interdepartmental and cross-sectoral dialogue and partnership between my Department, the Department of Education and Skills and the Arts Council, in line with the Charter. The arts in education remit is being achieved largely through...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Despite significant challenges in recent years, our national cultural institutions have worked hard to maintain their services to the public, and to protect and make our national collections accessible to the greatest extent possible. I am acutely aware of the challenges facing the National Library, and indeed other national cultural institutions, following the significant reduction of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Details of the funding allocations made available to my Department are published each year in the Revised Estimates Volume with the outturn published in the annual Appropriation Account. These publications are available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform atand on the website of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General at.Most of my Department's arts...

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (Resumed) (18 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a chur in iúl do gach aon Teachta a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo inniu. While there were some positive proposals and constructive statements, it is disappointing that some Deputies did not use their time to be constructive, rather they spent their time giving out and offered little by way of solutions and fresh thinking on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (18 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland, like all EU Member States, is bound by the requirements of the EU Habitats Directive. This Directive aims to ensure the protection of habitats and species which have been selected for conservation within special areas of conservation. In order to protect the ecology of such sites, certain activities within special areas of conservation may only be undertaken with my prior consent,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas (18 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: One of the continuing key priorities for my Department is the conservation and management Ireland’s unique heritage for the benefit of present and future generations, as a support to economic renewal and sustainable employment and in compliance with legal obligations. I fully recognise the significant contribution that Ireland’s built and natural heritage make to national...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Licence Applications (18 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has received licence applications from the individual in question to possess birds of prey and to engage in falconry. The appropriate licences will issue to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (19 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible for over 60,000 hectares of diverse landscape within our six National Parks and over 18,000 hectares within our statutory Nature Reserves. All of our National Parks are open to the public all year round. It is estimated that over 2 million visitors visit our National Parks every year. Visitors can independently explore the parks, or do so as part of guided walks...