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

Josepha Madigan: Pillar 2 of Creative Ireland is very important, and it is important that each local authority uses, in a robust and imaginative way, the moneys it receives. These are the programmes for Cavan and Monaghan, and both the cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, Councillor Madeleine Argue, and the cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council, Councillor Cathy Bennett, set out their ambitious targets...

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

Josepha Madigan: It is very clear in this particular Department. The legacy programme of Creative Ireland has been a success in terms of the five pillars to enable every child to have access to tuition in music, drama, art and coding. That is the first pillar. The Deputy delineated a question specifically on enabling creativity in every community. Each local authority produced a culture and creativity...

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

Josepha Madigan: Heritage Ireland 2030 is a new national heritage plan for Ireland which is being developed by my Department. It will provide a coherent national heritage policy, recognising its importance to local communities and global visitors alike. Community engagement will lie at the heart of Heritage Ireland 2030, reflecting the values, visions and concerns of our citizens, communities, farmers,...

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

Josepha Madigan: I do not disagree with the Deputy on that. Resources are critical in terms of implementing our objectives for any plan, particularly an ambitious plan like Heritage 2030. For the Deputy's information, in his constituency in Kildare, in 2017, funding of €71,680 was given towards the built heritage investment scheme, and the figure for the structure at risk fund was €53,000....

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

Josepha Madigan: I did not know that about St. Brigid's cloak and the Curragh Plains. I note the Deputy's comments on integrating the Curragh Plains into the overall strategy for Heritage Ireland 2030. The consultation process is a critical part of the development of the document and a key stakeholder input has been gathered in the form of written submissions and face to face meetings with organisations...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I do not believe so.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I think it is up to the Deputy. It does not make any difference to me.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for his question which we have previously discussed in the House. As outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 18 September, there is no change in my Department's position. The sale and any apportionment of the property into lots are commercial matters for the vendor. Through the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, my Department manages a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. Notwithstanding petitions - there can, unfortunately, be petitions on many matters - the sale is ultimately a commercial matter between the owners of the property in question and the parties interested in purchasing. The estate is located near Roundwood and within the vicinity of the Wicklow Mountains National Park. The lands fall within...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: If the Deputies want to contact my Department, we can go through the normal routes. I will not answer questions, such as the question asked by Deputy Burton, on the floor of the House. Suffice to say that my office is available for people to contact and to make appointments at any stage. I remind the House that in 2016 my Department negotiated the extension of Wicklow Mountains National...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Referring to my earlier replies today, I thanked the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for the work undertaken to produce its Report on the Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industry. I noted that the Report was launched just a few weeks after the Government published its Audiovisual Action Plan and that there was a great deal...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The appointment of a new Director is a matter, in the first instance, for the Board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, subject to my approval after consultation with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The former Director of IMMA resigned from her post in November 2017 and an interim Director was appointed by the Board of IMMA with effect from 4 December 2017. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Ireland enjoys a unique wealth and variety of archaeological monuments and sites which are a vital part of our heritage. The protection and preservation of our archaeological heritage, and the regulation of related activities, is currently provided for under the National Monuments Acts, 1930-2014. The original 1930 Act came into being in very different times and has been frequently and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through a number of schemes which are generally administered by local authorities. The Built Heritage Investment Scheme is a scheme for the repair and conservation of structures on the local authority Record of Protected Structures. It is designed to leverage private capital for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As the Deputy will appreciate issues in relation to local government law are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. I can assure the Deputy that I work closely with Minister Murphy to promote the Arts and I recently joined with him and the Taoiseach to launch all 31 local authority Culture and Creativity Strategies which are jointly funded by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Government's approach to the remembrance of the significant historical events and themes of the period from 1919 to 1923 will continue to be informed by the guidance of the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations, chaired by Dr Maurice Manning. I would like to acknowledge the very significant work completed by the Advisory Group over the past year in formulating its guidance to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Youth Plan, which I launched last December 2017, seeks to ensure that every child in Ireland has practical access to tuition, experience and participation in music, drama, art and coding by 2022. The actions in the Creative Youth Plan extend to both the formal and non-formal education sectors and are being delivered by my Department, the Department of Education and Skills, the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Screen Ireland is the national development agency for Irish film making and the Irish film, television and animation industry. Its statutory remit is to assist and encourage the making of film in the State and the development of a film industry in Ireland. Screen Ireland supports writers, directors and production companies across these sectors by providing investment loans for the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Night (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Culture Night has grown from a relatively small scale cultural event staged only in Dublin in 2006 to the significant national cultural event it now is, with over 400,000 people visiting Museums, galleries, historic houses, artists’ studios and cultural centres across the country on the night. I myself was very impressed in my role as Minister at the variety of events which I was able...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The capital allocation for my Department this year amounts to €54.3 million in total and is broken out across programme areas in the 2018 Revised Estimates as follows: - €29.7m for Culture - €14.1m for Heritage, including Waterways Ireland - €10.5m for Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Islands The capital allocation for my Department in each of the years 2019 and...