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Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: It did because money from the Leader programme was put into rural projects.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Well it will be spent very soon. The Deputy knows the story. The Ulster Canal is a project with which the Deputy is familiar.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: They are on the Department's website.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: In respect of the Ulster Canal, I am glad to say that the contracts are signed for the Derrykerrib bridge. This is the stretch that will go from Belturbet to Castle Saunderson. On another part of it, funding was applied through Waterways Ireland and was successful. A total of €5 million was received to develop the blueway on the towpath along the canal from Smithborough to Middleton...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Yes. It is on the proposal.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I apologise. I overlooked that question. In respect of development in west Cork, the strategy submitted by the two parties in respect of west Cork was of a very high standard but the strategy submitted by the West Cork LCDC scored highest, as the Vice Chairman is aware. The European Commission has confirmed that the West Cork Development Partnership has made two complaints to it about the...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I will address that, if I may. I live out in the middle of the countryside, like Deputy Ó Cuív.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: It is a community.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I come from Aghabog. It is a good strong community. I know what the Deputy is talking about but the towns and villages are the economic drivers of rural Ireland. This-----

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The towns and villages drive economic activity.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: In the sense that people live in the countryside but they come into the towns and villages to get employment, to do their shopping and so on. The focus of the town and village enhancement scheme is on communities and economic clusters. It is about the hinterland as well. It is not just about the actual towns or villages. It is about coming up with projects - which may or may not be...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: That feeds into the national planning framework. It will speak to rural issues. There is going to be an opportunity for us all to have a debate on rural Ireland in the context of the national planning framework. It is important that we make submissions to that. I do take the Deputy's point. I was a member of Monaghan County Council and I absolutely defended the right of people to live in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Hunting (16 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: There is an annual open season during which deer can be legally shot under licence. The open season for deer operates generally from 1 September to 28 February, depending on the species and gender of deer. Individuals can now apply to my Department for an annual deer hunting licence for the 2017/18 season. Application forms can be accessed through the website of the National Parks and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (16 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts currently 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 cutting and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (16 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Irish Film Board is the national development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry, investing in talent, creativity and enterprise. The Film Board is independent of my Department in its day-to-day operations and funding decisions are the sole responsibly of the Board. My Department has no role in the operation of its programmes and schemes. The Film Board supports...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (16 May 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. My Department recently received...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cycling Facilities Provision (16 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: As indicated in my reply to Question Number 342 of 9 May 2016, as it is unclear to my Department what discussions are being referred to, I asked my officials to contact the Deputy directly on this matter. My Department has since been in contact with the Deputy’s office and explained that there are no ongoing or pending discussions between the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (17 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The CEDRA report was a substantial body of research work on the issues affecting rural Ireland and it helped inform the preparation of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development which I published last January. The Action Plan builds upon, and goes further than, both the CEDRA report and the Charter for Rural Ireland. While the remit of the CEDRA report was to focus on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (17 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Creative Ireland Programme 2017 – 2022 which was announced in December 2016 is a cross-Government initiative to mainstream culture and creativity in the life of the nation and to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. The objective of the fourth pillar of the Programme – establishing Ireland as a centre of excellence in media production – is to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (17 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Rural Economic Development Zones (REDZ) are geographic areas that reflect the spatial patterns of local economic activity and development. The central objective of the REDZ concept is to use the synergies and interdependencies between rural towns and their outlying areas to generate local economic activity. A pilot REDZ initiative was launched in 2015 and, based on that pilot, I launched...