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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (31 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Private support for the arts is an important funding source and the Government continues to support this through tax incentives and other initiatives. The Programme for a Partnership Governmentcontains a commitment to encourage strong, mutually beneficial links between the business community and the arts community to assist arts organisations to capitalise on sponsorship opportunities and to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (31 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Culture Ireland, a division of my Department, was established in 2005 with a clear brand and focussed remit to promote Irish arts worldwide. The grant funding scheme is designed to support the presentation and promotion of Irish arts internationally, to raise the global awareness of the Irish arts sector, generate new career opportunities and develop new audiences abroad for Irish artists....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Archaeological Sites (31 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: All known archaeological monuments, of which there are in excess of 130,000, are entitled to protection under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2004. Protection may be extended to previously unrecorded monuments by entering them in the Register of Historic Monuments or the Record of Monuments and Places. The Acts allow me to make a preservation order where I consider a national monument to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (31 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a number of measures at its disposal to facilitate the restoration of major historical or cultural sites. Under the National Monuments Acts, the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is the owner or guardian of approximately 1,000 national monuments located at approximately 750 sites and in such cases there is a statutory duty to maintain the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (31 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438 and 439 together. Ireland, like all EU Member States, is bound by the requirements of the EU Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. These Directives aim to ensure the protection of habitats and species which have been selected for conservation within special areas of conservation and special protection areas. Significant efforts have been...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (31 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Waterways Ireland continues to work closely with boat owners using the canals, and adjacent land owners and representative groups. As part of this engagement, meetings are held with 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...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Fisheries Data (31 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Pike are not normally associated with the fast-flowing stream conditions that are typical of the Owenriff River and are not usually a factor in pearl mussel conservation. Regrettably the pike was recently released in some lakes upstream of Lough Corrib on the Owenriff system. I understand that Inland Fisheries Ireland are working to control or ideally eradicate these introduced fish. ...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (1 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Action Plan for Rural Development contains a number of measures which have the objective of rejuvenating Ireland’s rural towns and villages to make them more attractive places in which to live and work and to increase their tourism potential. As part of Budget 2017, I have secured funding of €12 million for an enhanced Town and Village Renewal scheme this year. This...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that the list of economically valuable strategic investments of European significance compiled by the Special Task Force did not include any projects from my Department. My Department does seek to advance priority investment projects on an ongoing basis and particularly in the context of the annual Estimates process and the periodic reviews of Expenditure which occur from time...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Shooting Rights (1 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Officials in my Department are making contact with the person in question and I can assure the Deputy that if the person is available, a meeting will be arranged within the coming week.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Communications (2 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: As I advised the House in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 13 December last, official email business in my role as Minister is conducted via Department and Oireachtas email accounts. On occasion, when outside the office, I make use of a private g-mail account on my mobile phone to forward information of a non-sensitive nature to my private office, generally relating to diary...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commencement of Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of those Acts for which I have lead responsibility is set out in the following table. Title of Act Section(s)/Part(s) yet to be commenced & other relevant information Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 Section 36 provides for licensing of certain hunting activities on the part of commercial shoot operators. The commencement of this...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (7 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: At the most recent meeting of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, it was agreed that a sub-group would be established to consider proposals for the 2017 commemoration and that a date for the next meeting of the Committee would be set when the sub-group had completed its work. That work is ongoing with the assistance of the secretariat and a meeting of the full committee will be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Economic Development Zones (7 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that funding of €75,000 was provided towards the cost of the project in question in 2015 under the Rural Economic Development Zones (REDZ) pilot initiative, operated by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. The funding application was made by the relevant Local Authority, which I understand was also responsible for the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Policy (7 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development, which was launched on 23rdJanuary, contains a number of measures which have the objective of rejuvenating Ireland’s rural towns and villages to make them more attractive places in which to live and work, and to increase their tourism potential. As part of the Town and Village Renewal scheme, I intend to launch a pilot project...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Government's Action Plan for Rural Development, which was launched on 23rdJanuary, contains a number of measures which have the objective of rejuvenating Ireland's rural towns and villages to make them more attractive places in which to live and work, and to increase their tourism potential. I will shortly be launching an enhanced Town and Village Renewal Scheme for 2017, and towns and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (8 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Total Programme expenditure, excluding administration subheads, for the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Island programme area in 2015 amounted to 100% of the 2015 allocation as per the Revised Estimates 2015. Provisional figures indicate that the total programme expenditure, excluding administration subheads, for the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Island programme area in 2016 amounted to 106%...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commissions of Inquiry (8 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established under that title on 7thJuly 2016. It has responsibility for all the matters that previously came within the remit of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, which was itself established on 2ndJune 2011, and in addition is also responsible for certain functions transferred from the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (8 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Action Plan for Rural Development, which was launched on 23rdJanuary, contains a number of measures which have the objective of rejuvenating Ireland's rural towns and villages to make them more attractive places in which to live and work, and to increase their tourism potential. Under my own Department's remit, these measures include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the CLÁR...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Education Schemes (9 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Government appreciates the importance of the cultural and creative industries to Ireland, including the music industry and a range of initiatives are in place to support music and musical education. Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts, including music, throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. I am pleased that I secured...