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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Aistriúcháin (18 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Tá an cás gnó atá ullmhaithe i leith bhunú sheirbhís chomhroinnte aistriúcháin don Státseirbhís fós á mheas ag an Roinn. Níl aon amscála leagtha amach do bhunú na seirbhíse, más ann di, ag an bpointe ama seo.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Disease Controls (18 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 to 351, inclusive, together. The Deputy's Parliamentary Questions refer to brown hares (Lepus europaeus), which are considered to be present on this island only in mid-Ulster, although there are some old records for Co. Donegal. The Irish or mountain hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) is the species found in Ireland. My Department is aware of reports of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Under section 8 of the National Lottery Act 1986, the proceeds of the National Lottery are paid into the Central Fund of the Exchequer and therefore National Lottery funding is one of the constituents of Exchequer funding.  The apportionment of National Lottery funding to various lines of voted expenditure is the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wastewater Treatment (23 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: In June 2018 an application for the proposed integrated waste water treatment project at Clonshaugh Dublin 17 and associated works (known as the Greater Dublin Drainage Project) was referred to me in my role as a statutory consultee under the Planning and Development Act 2000(as amended). Heritage related observations on the proposal issued from my Department in August 2018 to An Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Meetings (23 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Further to my response to Parliamentary Question Number 347 of 18th October, I have not had any meetings or correspondence with the person identified by the Deputy during the period in question. 

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department operates a wide range of funding schemes in the areas of arts, culture, heritage and the Gaeltacht.  Details of these schemes,including funding awarded, made available in relation to these Schemes are available on my Department's website.  Should the Deputy wish to submit a specific query in respect of any particular scheme my official would be happy to assist him.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Schemes (23 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 protected structures on the local authority Record of Protected Structures. It is designed to leverage private capital...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not have a funding scheme for the operational costs of projects such as that referred to in the question. The relevant local authority may be able to provide assistance or advice. 

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Land Acquisition (23 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The legal process of acquiring lands from the local landowners to facilitate works to provide enhanced public access to the area has taken longer than had been anticipated but is now close to conclusion.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (24 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The National Library of Ireland has over 10 million items in its collections, acquired since it was founded in 1877.  Of this number, the Library's book collection amounts to 500,000 individual volumes, acquired over 140 years.  My Department has been informed that a recent large scale stock check of the book collection in the West Wing of the Library (where the...

Third Interim Report of the Disclosures Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to start by thanking Mr. Justice Charleton for the time, effort and energy he invested into the writing of this report. His analysis of the evidence is detailed and reflective, his conclusions clear and unarguable and his prose gripping. I am sure that I am not alone in saying that this report is enthralling. I found it hard to put down, due to its author’s ability to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The tables below show the breakdown of the 653, 625.39 Full Time Equivalent, staff and equivalents in my Department as of 30 September 2018. Grade Number of staff Secretary General 1 Assistant Secretary * 4 Principal Officer 21 Ministerial Special Advisers 2 Assistant Principal Officer 48 Professional and Technical AP equivalents 56 Administrative Officer 4 Professional and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The broad capital allocations for my Department’s projects and programmes under Project Ireland 2040 are set out in our 10 Year Capital Plan, “Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 – 2027”, published at . The breakout of the 2019 capital allocation for Programme A: Culture, and all programme areas across my Department's Vote, is available at ....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The broad capital allocations for my Department’s projects and programmes under Project Ireland 2040 are set out in our 10 Year Capital Plan, “Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 – 2027”, published at . The breakout of the 2019 capital allocation for Programme B: Heritage, and all programme areas across my Department's Vote, is available at....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The broad capital allocations for my Department’s projects and programmes under Project Ireland 2040 are set out in our 10 Year Capital Plan, “Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 – 2027”, published at . The breakout of the 2019 capital allocation for Programme C: Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands, and all programme areas across my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The broad capital allocations for my Department’s projects and programmes under Project Ireland 2040 are set out in our 10 Year Capital Plan, “Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 – 2027”, published at . The breakout of the 2019 capital allocation for Programme D: North South Co-operation, and all programme areas across my Department's Vote,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The National Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation Management Plan 2017-2022, published in December 2017, sets out how the raised bog special areas of conservation are to be managed, conserved and restored and how the needs of turf cutters are to be addressed, including exploring the options in terms of certain provisions of article 6 of the EU Habitats Directive. In certain...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I refer the Deputy  to my reply to Questions Nos. 620, and 622 to 624, on 22 May 2018. In the meantime, my Department’s National Monuments Service, together with the National Museum of Ireland and Meath County Council, has been liaising with the landowner with the aim of achieving a mutually satisfactory and appropriate outcome. The parties have met on site on an number...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The position in relation to this matter is unchanged from that set out in my responses to Parliamentary Question Number 347 of 18th October and Parliamentary Question Number 713 of 23rd October.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Consultations (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1220 and 1221 together. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to consultations undertaken by my Department since its establishment in 2011 to date in 2018 is set out in the following table. If the Deputy has further specific queries relating to a particular consultation process, I will endeavour to provide her with relevant information in that...