Results 2,301-2,320 of 7,283 for speaker:Josepha Madigan

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: That is certainly something we can consider. I am not going to comment on any specifics the Deputy mentioned regarding section 481. That is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners and others to investigate, but suffice it to say section 481 film relief is a very valuable asset to the film industry in Ireland. It is one of the primary mechanisms by which the Government supports the film...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Department, through the audiovisual steering group, will work with all partners to ensure the industry operates to the highest standards. As we know, new legislation from the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, will address all of these issues. Protections for workers in the film industry will be part of that legislation she will bring forward. There will also be improved training and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As I stated in an earlier reply, I thank the members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for the work undertaken to produce the report, which was published last July, just a few weeks after the Government launched its audiovisual action plan. The committee's report and the audiovisual action plan have significant overlap and share the objectives of...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Screen Training Ireland is a division of Screen Ireland and is the national training and development resource specifically created for Ireland's film and television industry. It delivers training programmes for the film industry and approximately 500 participants take part in the training every year. I am committed to ensuring that any requirements related to training deliver good quality...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: It may well be, but I am not in a position to comment on it. The Department will address the issue of training by working closely with Screen Ireland and having regard to the recommendations of the Crowe Horwath report. Over the past two years there have been sporadic industrial relations incidents made manifest through protests by film workers outside film sets and various Oireachtas...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Between 2011 and 2013, Screen Ireland regularly organised meetings, called consultation committee meetings, which included stakeholders in the film industry. They were convened in the context of a production downturn, and attendees included trade unions and Screen Producers Ireland and, in some instances, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and RTE. These meetings referred to an industry...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I assume the Deputy is referring to Galway 2020. The Government has committed €15 million towards the funding of Galway 2020 as European City of Culture. As outlined in my response to Question No. 21 of 21 June 2018, the Department provided a first tranche of funding in 2017 amounting to €250,000 to Galway 2020 towards certified expenditure incurred by Galway 2020. A...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Galway 2020 announced today the assignment of Ms Patricia Philbin to the Galway 2020 team following the departure of the CEO. Ms Philbin has been seconded from Galway City Council.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Yes. She was director of services in Galway City Council. She stated in a press release issued today that she is very excited about working with Galway 2020, a project which has been close to her heart, and she looks forward to working with the team to make it an exceptional year for County Galway and the council. To answer the Deputy's specific questions, the performance delivery...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I can confirm that. The majority of Government committed funding will flow over 2019 and 2020 with the remaining amount to be provided in 2021. These final funding figures will be agreed with me in the current period. It is difficult to answer all the Deputy's questions given the time constraints. I can provide her with a full written response to her questions. I appreciate and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is leading a steering group of relevant stakeholders, including the Office of Public Works, Meath County Council, the Heritage Council and the Discovery Programme, to develop a conservation management plan for the State-owned lands at the Hill of Tara. This working group meets regularly and is currently working on a draft of the conservation management plan. The new plan will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The conservation management plan states the significance of a site and develops the policies necessary to ensure that significance is retained in the long term. Policies arising from it will be aimed at ensuring the long-term preservation of the site balanced with its enjoyment by the public. The steering group has been gathering information about the significance of Tara. It has met six...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I do not accept the comments on the situation not progressing at all. The steering group has met six times. It is chaired by the chief archaeologist of the National Monuments Service. A draft plan has already been produced and a plan will be ready by the end of 2018. The steering group is anxious to finalise the policies by that deadline. Any delay in meeting the deadline will be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Deputy Byrne can contact my office at any stage. I am open to meeting groups if it is possible to schedule a meeting.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Hill of Tara is an iconic and unique place and is the centre of a pre-eminent kingship and one of our ancient royal sites, but it has to be protected. We must look after the people who live there as well as protect the sacredness, if one likes, of the site. That is really important. We have moved on and we are making progress.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland is responsible for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of some 1,000 km of navigable inland waterways principally for recreational purposes. Waterways Ireland manages and maintains the navigation on the River Erne in County Cavan as part of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. Waterways Ireland public jetties are provided in both Belturbet and Kilconny -...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I will speak to Waterways Ireland about this issue. Studies were carried out in 2008 and 2009 when the strategic environmental assessment was completed. It became clear in the initial gathering of information that the changes in water levels necessary to create navigation would be unacceptable in the proposed area in view of its level of international conservation designations. The lough...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputies. I will pass on their observations to Waterways Ireland which will be updated on the matter. It was clear when the studies were carried out that the project could not proceed as the environmental damage to the conserved area would be unacceptable and that spending further resources on further studies would be fruitless. There does not currently appear to be a viable...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland programme has been and continues to be a real driver of creativity at local level. The programme is led by local authorities, each of which has established a cross-sectoral culture team led by a Creative Ireland co-ordinator. In that regard, this year my Department allocated €2 million, while the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government...