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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Youth Plan (19 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Schools pilot is one of the flagship projects of the Creative Youth Plan, which seeks to enable the creative potential of every child and young person. This Plan is led by my Department, with the Departments of Education and Skills, and Children and Youth Affairs and the Arts Council, all working in partnership. Creative Schools aims to understand, develop and celebrate the arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Night (19 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Culture Night has grown from a relatively small scale cultural event staged only in Dublin in 2006 to the significant national cultural event it now is, with over 400,000 people visiting museums, galleries, historic houses, artists’ studios and cultural centres across the country on the night. I have been very impressed at the variety of events which I have been able to attend on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Diseases (19 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease 2 (known as RHD2) was first confirmed in the wild in Ireland in July 2019. The first two records came from rabbits – one in Wicklow, the other in Clare. The first report from an Irish hare came on the 9th August. Since these initial incidents a request for public involvement has led to further confirmation of the disease. To date the disease has...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (19 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department met the Club in question on 24 June this year. More recently my Department met the Club on 14th August, 12th September and again yesterday 18th September. My Department maintains regular contact with the Club in question and I envisage that this will engagement will continue.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I assure the Deputy that the investigations unit of my Department is looking into this. We have already contacted the heritage officer, notwithstanding what the county council has said about it. I can come back to the Deputy with a full report on that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I will.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Taoiseach has indicated that a new simplified process is being put in place to ensure certainty over the levels of funding and delivery mechanisms for the Cork Event Centre project, which will provide a substantial addition to the cultural offering in Cork City and County when it is complete. Under the new arrangements it is intended that responsibility for oversight of the project will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Living Wage (24 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I have been advised by my Department that there are 100 employees in this Department earning less than €12.30 per hour. In respect of the State Agencies under the remit of my Department, there is an overall total of 81 officers earning less than €12.30 per hour. The is illustrated in the table below: Agency No. of Employees earning less than €12.30 per hour Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Disease Controls (24 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563 and 564 together. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease has caused deaths of domestic pet rabbits in Ireland for a number of years. It was first confirmed in the wild in Ireland in July 2019. The first two positive tests recorded were from rabbits – one in Wicklow, the other in Clare. The first report of and RHD2 positive test in an Irish hare came on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (24 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Youth Plan under the Creative Ireland Programme commits to specific actions to increase and enhance access to a range of creative and cultural activities and practices for young people. The Creative Ireland Programme supports do not however provide funding directly to young artists, but are aimed at supporting projects and initiatives which engage young people in activities, as...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Disease Controls (24 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566 and 567 together. I made the decision last month to suspend the licences in question. Based on what we have been able to establish over the last 7 weeks, RHD2 appears to be widespread in Ireland. The virus is known to be highly contagious and easily spread and environmental contamination presents significant difficulties in terms of any biosecurity...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Wildlife Conservation (25 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I thank Deputies Lahart and Crowe for bringing this matter before the Dáil. Their colleague, Deputy Colm Brophy, has also raised the issue with me. I was disappointed to hear of the incident that occurred in Sean Walsh Memorial Park in Tallaght recently as any loss of biodiversity is regrettable. Deputy Lahart mentioned that the local authority issued a statement to the press and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Wildlife Conservation (25 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Both Deputies will appreciate that it is entirely impossible for me to pre-empt the outcome of a report. As I said in reply to the leader of the Fianna Fáil Party, I have commenced an investigation, rather than an inquiry, into the matter. The Deputies may rest assured that I will leave no stone unturned to establish the full facts in this regard but I will not prejudge the outcome of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (25 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Hill of Tara is one of Ireland’s premier national monuments and is of international prominence and importance. In recent years, it has been subject to extensive research by the Discovery Programme, funded by my Department, through which our knowledge and understanding of the site has been greatly increased. Against a background of high visitor footfall, my Department has been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: That is bullying.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (1 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter. It important for the House to be aware of the potentially devastating impact of rabbit haemorrhagic disease. When this disease was first reported in domestic farmed rabbits in China in 1984, it killed millions of animals within one year of its discovery. A new and more virulent strain of this virus, known as RHD2, emerged in France in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (1 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Clearly, there would be some difficulties with vaccinating animals in the wild. Potentially, there are 233,000 hares and 2 million rabbits in Ireland. The Irish Coursing Club, ICC, has been mentioned. Hare coursing is administered by the ICC, which was set up under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. Statutory responsibility for the Act resides with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (1 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Deputy Mattie McGrath accused me of the same bias when he spoke about a rural-urban split during a Topical Issue debate last week.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (1 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: No Minister in my shoes in these circumstances would have been in a position to make any other decision than that which I made. I am disappointed that Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is being political about this matter because my assistant secretary spoke to him and gave him some details about this matter.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (1 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: People from Fine Gael asked to meet me. We have also met people from Fianna Fáil. We are open to meeting any public representative who wants information on this matter. There is no conspiracy. I regret that having issued the licence, I had no option other than to row back on it, based on the scientific evidence.