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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware of the issue regarding the provision of affordable studio space, particularly as a result of the changing property market.  In general, I would consider that local approaches driven by artists, local arts officers and the owners of vacant buildings are best suited to respond to the specific local circumstances involved and provide the most effective outcomes. However, my...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (7 Mar 2017)

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. Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides for the protection of architectural heritage. The Act gives primary...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme/Clár Éire Ildánach 2017- 2022 on the 8 December 2016 as the Government Legacy Programme for Ireland 2016 and as the main implementation vehicle for the priorities identified in Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach, the draft cultural policy which I published in July 2016. From my experience the response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is drafting Ireland’s 3rd National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021. This work contributes to the Government’s commitment to produce a National Heritage Plan and it is also meeting Ireland’s obligations as a Party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. This will be the third such plan for Ireland, and it will capture the actions for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The hen harrier is a protected bird, listed in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive and as such, Member States are obligated to protect and conserve the species. The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department has been involved in the monitoring of hen harrier at the national scale for nearly twenty years. National breeding surveys have been undertaken on a five yearly basis and the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Cork Events Centre is a project being developed and managed by Cork City Council.  My Department allocated €12 million to the City Council towards the cost of the Centre.  This allocation is subject to a Service Level Agreement with the City Council to ensure compliance with all relevant requirements in relation to major capital projects. Last month, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not itself operate performance and exhibition spaces and does not purchase properties for this purpose. My Department does however provide capital support for arts and cultural centres operated by local authorities and other not-for-profit organisations. I recently announced details of more than €9 million in capital funding for arts and culture centres across the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by my Department that the amount paid to the first named party for the period concerned was €3,076,954. No payment was made to the second named party. With respect to the bodies under the aegis of my Department, I can confirm that no payment was made to either named party.

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

Heather Humphreys: Activity and recreational tourism is a growth sector worldwide and the range of activities, volume of participants and number of providers of recreational tourism in Ireland have all increased in recent years. The development and promotion of this sector will provide opportunities for economic growth and jobs in rural areas in particular, by facilitating businesses to leverage their local...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme – Clár Éire Ildánach 2017 – 2022 on the 8 December 2016. This is a cross-Government initiative to mainstream culture and creativity in the life of the nation and to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. This will focus on boosting cultural provision and participation in communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (7 Mar 2017)

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: Rural Transport Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: While I acknowledge the importance of public transport in support ing the connectivity of people living in rural areas, policy responsibility for public transport is a matter for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and I have no function in this area. I have not made representations to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport or to the Minister for Social Protection in...

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

Heather Humphreys: Realising our Rural Potential,the Government's Action Plan for Rural Development, was launched in Ballymahon, Co. Longford on the 23rdJanuary last. The aim of the Action Plan is to progress the economic and social development of rural Ireland through a framework of supports at national and local level. The Plan will act as an overarching structure for the co-ordination and implementation of...

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

Heather Humphreys: The economic and social development of rural Ireland is a key priority in the Programme for a Partnership Government.In order to progress this priority, I was assigned responsibility for coordinating and prioritising the work across Government Departments which impacts on rural Ireland. The Programme for Government also committed to establishing a clearing house forum to investigate the best...

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

Heather Humphreys: Realising our Rural Potential,the Government's Action Plan for Rural Development, was launched on the 23rdJanuary. The Action Plan contains more than 270 actions for the delivery across Government, State agencies and other bodies to support the economic and social progress of rural Ireland. Each action has been assigned to a lead body which will be responsible for implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is dedicated to supporting a vibrant community of visual artists, visual arts groups and organisations so that the public can experience the highest standard of visual arts, in urban and in rural parts of Ireland. The strategic...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides significant funding and support through the Emigration Support Programme, to assist citizens who wish to return to Ireland. Through the Interdepartmental Committee on the Irish A broad, the Minister for the Diaspora, Joe McHugh T.D., has been working to oversee joined-up delivery of the diaspora policy and also to examine issues affecting...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme- Clár Éire Ildánach 2017-2022 on the 8 December 2016. This is a cross-Government initiative to mainstream culture and creativity in the life of the nation and to promote individual, community and national well-being. This will focus on boosting cultural provision and participation in communities and harnessing the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Gallery (7 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The major restoration programme at the National Gallery of Ireland commenced with the project to replace the Dargan Wing Roof. This element of the works commenced in March 2011 and was completed in August 2012. The Tender Price for these construction works was €2.093m and Final Account on completion was agreed with the Main Contractor at €2.135m. In January 2014, works...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department has made significant progress across a range of issues within the rural and regional policy areas of my Department so far this year. For example, Realising our Rural Potential, the Government's Action Plan for Rural Development, was launched on Monday 23rdJanuary in Ballymahon, Co. Longford. The Plan contains over 270 actions to be implemented by a range of Government...