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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Governmentcontains a very important commitment to work to progressively increase funding to the arts, including the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board, as the economy continues to improve. I can assure the Deputy that I will be engaging with my colleagues in Government and with the Oireachtas to seek to advance this commitment in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to note that I will launch the LEADER programme at an event in Virginia, Co. Cavan, tomorrow morning. My Department has issued funding agreements to local action groups in 21 of the 28 sub-regional areas designated under the LEADER programme and I expect that most, if not all, of these local action groups will be in a position to finalise their respective agreements at this...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts 1976, as amended, prohibits the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction of vegetation, with certain strict exemptions, from 1 March to 31 August. Following a review of Section 40, which involved, inter alia, consideration of submissions from interested parties, I announced proposals in December 2015 to introduce legislation to allow for managed hedge...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I announced a new €9 million investment scheme for arts and cultural centres to run over the next three years, focussed on enhancing the existing stock of such centres around the country. The funding is being made available as part of the Capital Investment Framework 2016-2021. My Department’s scheme will target investment at a range of different facilities and will be broken...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: While the provision for arts in the education system is primarily a matter for the Department of Education and Skills, I am firmly committed to continuing the work of the ongoing partnership between that Department, my own Department and the Arts Council, in line with the Arts in Education Charter. In this regard, I am pleased that the Programme for a Partnership Governmentcommits to the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Irish Film Board has primary responsibility for the support and promotion of film-making in Ireland, in respect of both the indigenous sector and inward productions. Its aim is to help filmmakers to make Irish films, and provide production and development loans for features, television programmes, animation projects, documentaries and short films. The Board supports and promotes the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department issued licences under the Wildlife Acts to the Irish Coursing Club, covering their affiliated coursing clubs, to capture and tag hares for use at regulated hare coursing meetings for the 2015/16 coursing season, which extended from the end of September 2015 to the end of February 2016. Regional staff of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department attend...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Financial support is being provided by my Department through a number of structured schemes for the conservation and protection of heritage buildings. I launched a new €2 million scheme - the Built Heritage Investment Scheme - for the repair and conservation of protected structures on 21 October 2015. This scheme is operating in 2016, via the local authorities, on the same model as...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Considerable progress has been made in drafting the first National Cultural Policy - Culture 2025. This followed a major public consultation process in 2015, including a national cultural workshop held in October at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Work by my Department, the expert steering group and a wider expert committee continued on the document in early 2016 and is currently on-going....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Considerable progress has been made in drafting the first National Cultural Policy - Culture 2025. This followed a major public consultation process in 2015, including a national cultural workshop held in October at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Work by my Department, the expert steering group and a wider expert committee continued on the document in early 2016 and is currently on-going....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department funds the Music Capital Scheme, which is designed to assist individuals and groups to purchase musical instruments and is administered by the Music Network on behalf of my Department. Further details in relation to the Music Network and its schemes are available at www.musicnetwork.ie. In addition to this initiative, my Department provides funding to Comhaltas...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The cost of the acquisition of Nos. 14-17 Moore Street (and part of No. 18) by the State amounted to €4m. The purchase from the previous owner was effected with the assistance of the National Asset Management Agency and the €4 million consideration was arrived at in the normal commercial manner. Half the purchase price was paid to NAMA in 2015 and the balance is due to be paid...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Most of the Government's funding for the arts is allocated to the Arts Council. The Council is statutorily independent in its funding decisions. However, the Arts Council is aware of the issues regarding geographical and demographic access and in this regard the Arts Council Strategy (2016–2025), Making Great Art Work, sets out how it will lead the development of the arts in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Programme for Government (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Governmentcontains a very important commitment to work to progressively increase funding to the arts, including the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board, as the economy continues to improve. I can assure the Deputy that I will be engaging with my colleagues in Government and with the Oireachtas to seek to advance this commitment in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My role, as Minister, with regard to the protection and management of our architectural heritage, is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation, as are the role of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners as regards heritage assets. Under the provisions of the National Monuments Acts 1930-2014, my Department has established and maintains the Record of Monuments and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Programme for Government (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I confirmed on Tuesday this week that the name of my newly reconfigured Department was approved by Government as the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The new name reflects the broader remit of the reconfigured Department, which retains all of the responsibilities of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with additional responsibility for a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Legal Cases (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The case is due before the Court of Appeal again tomorrow for a directions hearing. As the matter is sub-judice, and in accordance a longstanding rule of the Dáil with regard to advice sought or received from the Attorney General, I am advised that it would not be appropriate to release the legal advice I have received in this instance. The advice is also covered by legal professional...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Data (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The following table details the number of enterprises assisted with LEADER funding each year under the Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013. Specific data as regards start-up businesses was not recorded centrally under the previous programme. However, the IT system being developed for the new LEADER Programme 2014 – 2020 will capture specific details regarding start-up...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Programme Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 202 together. Initiatives that have emerged from the work of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) include the Rural Economic Development Zones (REDZ) pilot initiative in 2015, the forthcoming Town and Village Renewal Scheme and further smaller schemes administered by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. ...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (7 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Review of Raised Bog Natural Heritage Area Networkwas published in January 2014. It sets out a series of measures to ensure that Ireland meets its obligations under the EU Habitats Directive to maintain or restore raised bog habitat to favourable conservation status, as well as its obligations under the EU Environmental Impact Assessment Directive relating to the regulation of turf...