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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As I said, I would welcome suggestions from the Deputy on how we could get the unions to come together. The Deputy will be aware that SIPTU will not allow the Irish Film Workers Association, with which, as far I am aware, he is working, to come to the table. Screen Ireland and the Department want it to happen and it is hoped that Mr. Kieran Mulvey will be successful in bringing people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Screen Ireland has a comprehensive dignity at work policy. Also, legislation is being brought forward by my Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, in regard to security and predictability of working hours for employees on insecure contracts and those working variable hours.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I note what the Deputy is saying. I reiterate that if he has any suggestions, other than the appointment of Mr. Kieran Mulvey-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: If the Deputy has any suggestions on how deal with the inter-union issues he should forward them to my Department.In regard to what was written in the letter from Screen Ireland, I urge caution.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wildlife Protection (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is aware of the recent Living Planet Report 2018, which is the latest to highlight global declines in biodiversity in very stark terms. I am concerned about any decline in species, as well as any loss of habitats around the world. Biodiversity loss is an enormous challenge that requires a concerted response from the global community. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wildlife Protection (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I can assure the Deputy that we take this matter seriously. Ireland's third national biodiversity action plan sets out actions to which a range of Government, civil and private sectors will undertake to achieve our vision for biodiversity. It is important that we do this. An allocation of €250,000 has been provided in 2018 to support, for example, local authority biodiversity...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wildlife Protection (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is always interested in receiving submissions from Members of the Oireachtas. Howth may well be an area that we could examine. 12 o’clock We already have six national parks covering 8,000 ha, 78 national reserves and 280 national monuments. There is a balance to be struck between conservation and extending that. I appreciate the Deputy's comments that the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Culls (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department’s primary interest in relation to the hare is its conservation status. EU Directive 92/43/EEC (the Habitats Directive) requires Ireland to make a detailed report every six years on the conservation status of all listed species, including the hare. Ireland’s most recent report in 2013 included a comprehensive assessment of the range, population status, habitat and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not have a specific scheme for the restoration of vintage machinery. There could however be a possibility that equipment or machinery would be encompassed within an overall project that fulfils the criteria of the scheme. An example would be a museum in which such machinery was held. The recent Arts and Culture Capital Scheme 2016 - 2018 is focused on the refurbishment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Fís Éireann is established under the Irish Film Board Acts 1980 to 2011 as a board to assist and encourage the development of a film industry in the State and to empower the board to provide investments, grants, loans and guarantees of loans for the making of films in the state. Section 12 of the Act provides that the members of the Board shall be appointed by me as Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The recent Arts and Culture Capital Scheme 2016 - 2018 is focused on the refurbishment and enhancement of the existing stock of arts and culture facilities throughout the country. To date, funding of €10.214m has been allocated to 134 projects under three complementary grant streams. This is the most significant investment in cultural infrastructure in a decade with funding provided...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Orchestras (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 25 together. Following the publication of the report by RTÉ that it commissioned from independent consultants Helen Boaden and Mediatique on the RTÉ Orchestras entitled RTÉ Orchestras Ensuring a Sustainable Future, the Government agreed in principle that the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (RTÉ NSO) should come within the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Ireland has, time and again, demonstrated its capacity to make an impact at a scale beyond our size, and it is without doubt, that our unique culture and heritage play a key role in achieving this impact. Our culture and heritage define who we are as a people, but they are also the reason many people visit and stay in Ireland. They are a priceless and irreplaceable national asset. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland is co-funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The current expenditure of the body is funded 85% by my Department and 15% by the Department for Infrastructure which reflects the distribution of the navigable waterways in each jurisdiction. Capital expenditure is funded 100% in the jurisdiction in which the capital works are carried...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Abbey Theatre (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I launched my Department's capital plan 'Investing in our Culture, Language & Heritage 2018 - 2027' in April as part of Project Ireland 2040. This plan provides for total investment of over €1.2 billion over the next decade in our culture, heritage and language infrastructure. Under this plan there is an indicative investment of €80 million provided for this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: One of the 11 Recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee's Report on the Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industry called on Fís Éireann to constitute a Forum for the audiovisual industry with an independent Chair. The Forum would allow all stakeholders within the sector to meet and work together to develop mutually beneficial solutions for the industry....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I, and my Department, play a key role in protecting, supporting and promoting the traditions, practices, language, landscape, habitats, architecture and monuments that comprise Ireland’s cultural heritage. We do this on a national level, through the work of my Department and bodies under the aegis. We do this on a European level...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Government's approach to commemorating the Decade of Centenaries is informed by the work of the Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations which has been in existence since the outset of the Decade of Centenaries. The development of the programme of commemorations for the second half of the Decade is being informed by the guiding principles of the Second Statement of the Expert Group which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 43 together. In December 2014 the Government decided that Ireland should exercise its right to nominate a European Capital of Culture for 2020 and committed in principle at that time to provide €15m to the selected project. Galway's designation as European Capital of Culture 2020, along with Rijeka, Croatia, is a great honour for Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: In July 2016 my predecessor, Minister Humphreys, published the draft framework policy document Éire Ildánach/Culture 2025. This underwent a round of consultations, with submissions received from Government Departments, local authorities, and cultural bodies and stakeholders in the cultural sector, and was very useful in setting the scene for many of these bodies to develop their own...