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Seanad: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018 was initiated in the Dáil on 6 November 2018 and passed all Stages on 11 December, to the point where I present it to Senators today. This is a short, technical Bill which has one important objective, namely, to increase the statutory limit on the cumulative capital outlay, commitments and liabilities that can be advanced to Screen Ireland,...

Seanad: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I acknowledge Senators' support for the Bill and their recognition of the additional resources for Screen Ireland in budget 2019. I also acknowledge Senator Warfield's welcome of the performance of Screen Ireland in general. Last June, I announced that the national development plan provides for €200 million in funding over 20 years for this sector, which is unprecedented. Senators...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding (19 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The building complex mentioned by the deputy is recorded in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), which is maintained by my Department, and forms the basis of recommendations to local authorities for inclusion of structures on their Record of Protected Structures under the Planning and Development Acts.  The buildings are included in Sligo County Councils RPS and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (19 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The allocation to the National Concert Hall for both capital and current spending for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 is as set out in the following table: Year Current Capital Total - Grant 2016 €2,265,000 €160,000 €2,425,000 2017 €2,449,000 €260,000 €2,709,000 2018 €2,569,000 €260,000 €2,829,000 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that, to date in 2018, my Department has incurred advertising costs of €100,143 in respect of its activities. The majority of these costs relate to newspaper advertising in relation to the publication of statutory notices and other routine matters placed through Sparks Foundry. As previously advised the Department has also engaged D’Arcy Marketing and BigO at a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (19 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The draft HenHarrier Threat Response Planis nearing completion and is currently being refined in consultation with Departmental stakeholders. The Departments will meet with the Consultative Committee for the Threat Response Plan as soon as practical, and the plan will then go to public consultation. Any afforestation proposals in Special Protection Areas designated under the EU Birds...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The number of participants in the National Parks and Wildlife Farm Plan Scheme in 2016, 2017 and 2018 were 53, 45 and 41 respectively. The budgetary figures requested are provided in the following table, although some of the allocation figures (i.e. from 9 years and more ago) are not available. Allocations are made to provide for possible take up of the scheme and in some years, the take up...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies Funding (19 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Details of the 2018 allocations for my Department, including the allocations to the bodies under the aegis of the Department were published as part of the Revised Estimates for 2018 and are available on my Department's website at . Details of the 2019 allocations for my Department, including the allocations to the bodies under the aegis of the Department were published as part of the Revised...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 597 together. I am advised that there was no expenditure by my Department in respect of social media in 2016. In 2017 expenditure of €64,167 was incurred in respect of social media relating to the Creative Ireland programme. This arose from a comprehensive citizen engagement programme to showcase the range and depth of Ireland's cultural and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I have written to the theatre practitioners and the Abbey Theatre about some of the issues raised. The Abbey has acknowledged some of the difficulties that the theatre practitioners are experiencing and I hope it will report back to me in a month's time on progress made. I will be in a position to update the House shortly. I will also be responding to parliamentary questions tomorrow, at...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Appeals (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: When lands are being proposed for inclusion within a special area of conservation, special protection area or natural heritage area, each landowner is notified in writing of the proposed designation and is sent an information pack on the relevant site. The information pack explains the scientific reasons for the proposed designation, sets out the activities requiring my prior consent, as...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population Publication (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware that the 1926 Census is the next full set of Census records available to the State following the 1911 returns. The 1926 Census was the first undertaken by the independent State, just four years after the Treaty was signed and three years after the Civil War. I understand that this is a historic collection of great value and interest for historians, researchers, the general public...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that expenditure by my Department on taxi services in 2018 was €7,556. In general, taxi services may be hired by officers while on Departmental business where public transport is not available or suitable. Officers are instructed that, when travelling to and from the same destination, shared taxis should be availed of, where possible.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department issued the Irish Coursing Club with licences in August 2018 on behalf of its affiliated clubs to capture and tag hares for the 2018/19 coursing season which included conditions relating to the reporting of coursing trials. It is my understanding that it is normal practice for some coursing clubs to "trial" or familiarise hares with the course in advance of coursing...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I refer the Deputy to the reply given to Parliamentary Question Number 596 and 597 of 18th December 2018 which sets out the up-to-date position in relation to these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that there are three members of staff in my Department in 2018 employed to work on marketing, media and social media as part of their Press Office duties.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland continues to work closely with boat owners using the canals, adjacent land owners and local committees. Meetings are also held with the key stakeholder interest groups, the Royal Canal Amenity Group, Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI) and the Heritage Boat Association (HBA). In addition, Waterways Ireland works alongside the Friends of the Grand Canal and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Promotion (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) 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 has a vision for a vibrant, creative and sustainable Irish film, television and animation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1218 and 1219 together. My Department issued the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) with licences in August 2018 on behalf of its affiliated clubs to capture and tag hares for the 2018/19 coursing season. The majority of coursing meetings organised by the ICC relate to regular coursing where hares are captured under licence, are kept in a hare park, are released to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (15 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Last week I published the guidance of the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations, which sets out a series of principles on which the remainder of the decade of centenaries might be approached (available here: ). There is a particular focus on the role of Local Authorities and communities in the Guidance, and Local authorities will continue to have a key role in...