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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (20 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department has no function in relation to the funding of roadside hedge maintenance for health and safety purposes.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The amount spent on public relations, promotion and advertising including multi-media in my Department to date in 2019 is set out in the following table. Value for money is a critical consideration at all times in assessing whether external firms should be engaged to provide services of this nature. 2019 Activity Expenditure Culture Ireland: social media...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I can advise the Deputy that neither I, nor my predecessor Minister Humphreys has met with insurance companies or Insurance Ireland since 1 January 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Management (21 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is responsible for implementing the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2018, the primary legislation underpinning the protection of biodiversity and nature in Ireland. The Wildlife Acts afford protection to a range of habitats and species and provide for regulation and control of activities that impinge on biodiversity, such as hunting and trade. The legislative framework in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Historic Towns Initiative (21 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy may be aware of The Historic Towns Initiative (HTI) which is a joint undertaking between my Department and the Heritage Council to support Irish historic towns in using their cultural heritage to drive investment and renewal. The internationally recognised practice of heritage-led regeneration shows that heritage can be used to create a desirable place where people can live, visit...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (26 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: A key element of the National Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation Management Plan 2017-2022, approved by the Government and published by my Department in December 2017, is to maintain active raised bog habitat and restore degraded raised bog habitat to active raised bog habitat. The national restoration programme for Ireland’s raised bog special areas of conservation and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Designation (26 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is responsible for implementing the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2018, the primary legislation underpinning the protection of biodiversity and nature in Ireland. The Wildlife Acts afford protection to a range of habitats and species and provide for regulation and control of activities that impinge on biodiversity, such as hunting and trade. The legislative framework in place to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Democracy.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Let the Minister finish.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy should provide facts.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Under the EU Land Use and Forestry Regulation for 2021-2030, EU Member States have to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions from land use, land use change or forestry (LULUCF) are offset by at least an equivalent removal of CO2 from the atmosphere during this period. The Regulation implements the agreement between EU leaders in October 2014 that all sectors should contribute to the EU's 2030...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: A key element of the National Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation Management Plan 2017-2022, approved by the Government and published by my Department in December 2017, is to maintain active raised bog habitat and restore degraded raised bog habitat to active raised bog habitat. The national restoration programme for Ireland’s raised bog special areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that there have been no agency staff hired or engaged by my Department in the past 5 years to date.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Review of Raised Bog Natural Heritage Area Network, published in January 2014, provides detail on arrangements regarding turf cutting on each of the 75 raised bog natural heritage areas. The review concluded that Ireland could more effectively achieve conservation of threatened raised bog habitat through focused protection and restoration of a reconfigured network. This...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Programme (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Ireland enjoys a unique wealth and variety of archaeological monuments and sites which are a vital part of our heritage. The protection and preservation of our archaeological heritage, and the regulation of related activities, is currently provided for under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2014. The original 1930 Act came into being in very different times and has...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (27 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: A key element of the National Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation Management Plan 2017-2022, approved by the Government and published by my Department in December 2017, is to maintain active raised bog habitat and restore degraded raised bog habitat to active raised bog habitat. The national restoration programme for Ireland’s raised bog special areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (28 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The information requested by the Deputy on the amount spent by the Department, and those bodies under its aegis, in respect of attendance at the National Ploughing Championships is set out in the table.   These costs relates to stand rental, marquee design and fit-out.  The Department does not engage in promotional or advertising activities as described by the Deputy and no...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Dec 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I have a role as a statutory consultee in a variety of legislative contexts which typically govern the making of plans and programmes, the regulation of projects and the associated environmental assessments of these (where required) across the range of development and land use sectors. In any such capacity, I may make submissions or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Magdalen Laundries (3 Dec 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The development of the site in question is a matter for Dublin City Council in the first instance. I understand that Dublin City Council is working with all interested parties to deliver on a vision for the site. In the meantime, funding is available from my Department's Cultural Capital Scheme 2019-2022 for arts and cultural venues and the scheme is open for applications until January 2020....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Josepha Madigan: With regard to the period 2011 to 2018 I would refer the Deputy to the reply given in response to Parliamentary Question Number 3014 of 23rd July 2019. I am advised that no expenditure was incurred on external consultancy from my Department's Administrative Budget to date in 2019. As previously advised to the Deputy in the reply referred to above, my Department commissions...