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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Abbey Theatre (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware of the issues referred to in the question and continuing to deliver additional supports to the arts and culture sector in line with Government commitments, as evidenced by budget 2019. Primary support for the arts is delivered through the Arts Council, the funding for which has increased in recent years. I was very pleased to be in a position to increase funding for it to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Abbey Theatre (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Ultimately, the matters raised by the Deputy in the main are issues theatre practitioners had with the Abbey Theatre. I can inform her that a meeting took place between representatives of theatre practitioners and the Abbey Theatre on 1 February. I am pleased to report the meeting was described by both parties as positive and a productive first step. They have agreed to continue the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Abbey Theatre (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: With respect, the dialogue between the Abbey Theatre and theatre practitioners will continue until the end of April and the issues will need to be worked out between them. As I stated, I acknowledge the necessity for the national theatre to have a degree of artistic freedom in its programming, as all theatres should, but I also recognise the necessity for a strong working relationship with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My objective in approaching the development of the State commemorative programme for the years from 2019 to 2023 is to ensure that, in remembering this complex period in our history, which includes the struggle for independence, the Civil War, the foundation of the State and partition, we promote a deeper understanding of the significance of these events, which accepts that the shared...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I will be making the announcement shortly. I have heard what the Deputy said about 1916 and the commemorative events that took place in Wexford. The restoration of the Enniscorthy Athenaeum was important. There was an interactive 1916 exhibition and a local authority grant scheme. It might be good for the Deputy to know Wexford County Council did not make a submission in the public...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I can tell Deputy Ó Snodaigh that Dublin City Council did make a submission and, no more than Deputy Brown's Wexford County Council, all local authorities will be in a position to contribute to the forum on 13 March and all local authorities will be in a position to make a submission by 30 April with any ideas and suggestions they have for their particular counties in commemorating the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for the question. A budget of €7.15 million was provided as part of budget 2019 to further the delivery of the Creative Ireland programme. This will ensure the Department can build on the work accomplished in 2017 and 2018, continue to drive implementation of the programme at local level and fund specific projects, actions and priorities that further the wider aims...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy has raised a few questions there. DEIS schools are the subject of another parliamentary question, as is the issue of the minimum wage. I can address those now. I will go into DEIS schools in more detail in reply to the Deputy's other question. If my memory serves me correctly, 41 DEIS schools are involved. Many schools can participate in the creative youth scheme. It cannot...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy was part of the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition which cut funding for the arts and culture from the already low level of €139 million in 2011 to €125 million in 2013, a decrease of almost 10%. The current Government and I, as Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, have been increasing capital and current funding for the arts back to sustainable and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Labour Party was in government and was a party to the cuts in public expenditure, although the party dishonestly campaigned against austerity before the election. The Government's focus is on increasing funding for the arts and we have been doing that. This is evidenced by the Taoiseach's repeated commitment to doubling funding over a ten-year period. As I said, there is a 13% increase in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The recent arts and culture capital scheme is focused on the refurbishment and enhancement of the existing stock of arts and cultural facilities throughout the country. To date, funding of €10.214 million 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 to a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: We provided €250,000 before to the Briery Gap from the arts and cultural capital scheme mentioned by Deputy Aindrias Moynihan. That was due to the exceptional circumstances. There is no question of the merit of this theatre. It is unfortunate that the insurance did not cover all the costs and that there is a gap. It is a community arts and cultural facility which included a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I assure Deputy Aindrias Moynihan that no funding commitments have been given in respect of this particular scheme. From experience to date, the Department has noted better value for money from providing smaller grants to organisations. When a new round opens, therefore, the maximum grant most likely will be in the region of €200,000 to €300,000. It is most likely, however,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hare Coursing (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: First, I would say that we would. 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 2018-2019 coursing season which included conditions relating to the reporting of coursing trials. There are 29 conditions associated with the licences issued to the Irish Coursing Club which have been developed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hare Coursing (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Of course, it would be useful if any such allegation about trafficking were backed up by some evidence. If anybody the Deputy knows has any information, I ask her to get him or her to contact the Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The current position is that at a coursing meeting, the hares are tagged, normally, with an ear tag, in order to prevent them being coursed...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware of the issues referred to in the question and I am continuing to deliver additional supports to the arts and culture sector in line with Government commitments, as evidenced in Budget 2019.   Primary support for the Arts is delivered through the Arts Council. Funding for the Arts Council has increased in recent years and now stands at €75 million in 2019, and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not fund DEIS schools directly.  I can confirm however that a number of DEIS Schools have received funding to enhance their arts, culture and creative programmes under Creative Ireland's Creative Youth programme. The Creative Schools initiative is a flagship initiative of Creative Youth which is being led by the Arts Council and funded primarily by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (21 Feb 2019)

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: National Parks and Wildlife Service (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As the Deputy will be aware some 14 per cent of the terrestrial area of the State is already designated. Through the National Parks and Wildlife Service, my Department manages a property portfolio in respect of National Parks and Reserves of approximately 87,000 hectares.  It is responsible for the 6 National Parks and 80 statutory Nature Reserves. The Department keeps the...