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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 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: Brexit Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: On 2nd May, the Government published a comprehensive document on Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.This document sets out the approach of the Government to the forthcoming negotiations, following the successful campaign to have key Irish issues recognised in the EU negotiation position....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: There are a number of such schemes available across the range of my Department’s activities and these are set out on my Department’s website, including, where appropriate, the recipients of these grants, etc. My Department would be happy to provide further details on any specific scheme in which the Deputy may be interested.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The works concerned are being carried to secure and safeguard the national monument as authorised by the High Court.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Pensions (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that the information requested by the Deputy is as set out in the following tables. The National Museum of Ireland is currently collating its figures and will respond directly to the Deputy. Pension Related Deductions (also called pension levy) Body 2010 €000 2011 €000 2012 €000 2013 €000 2014 €000 2015 €000 2016 ...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 927 and 928 together. The LEADER programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 which is co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The total amount of funding provided for LEADER 2014-2020 is €250 million over the lifetime of the programme. The EAFRD will contribute an average of 63% of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No 407 on 23 May 2017. I believe that the process set out in that reply represents the best approach to achieving an optimal outcome for the area concerned. The Committee is now in place and has had its inaugural meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Disability Act Employment Targets (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that my Department complies with the “ Code of practice for the employment of people with disability in the Civil Service”. The Department is also compliant with the obligations set out in the Disability Act 2005; it has reached the statutory minimum target of 3% and is currently at 3.15%. Ten of the 15 bodies under the aegis of my Department have also met the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Arrangements are being made for the information requested to be forwarded to the Deputy in line with the timelines set out in Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 932 and 933 together. I am advised that, at the establishment of my Department, in 2011, there were 85 Conservation Rangers employed across the country. There are currently 62 Conservation Rangers employed in the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department. As the Deputy is no doubt aware, over the course of the period, June 2011 to end December...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Creative IrelandProgramme,which the Taoiseach and I launched in December, places a special focus on “Enabling the Creative Potential of Every Child”. Building on the Arts in Education Charter this will involve the development of an integrated plan – Creative Children -to enable every child in Ireland to access tuition in music, drama, art and coding by 2022. My...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The capital allocation and the expenditure to date in 2017 for the Regional and Rural Affairs Division of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is outlined in the table below. The expenditure figures reflect provisional expenditure recorded on the Department’s financial management system as of Monday, 19thJune 2017. Some of the schemes under Subhead E5...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 936 and 937 together. Ireland’s LEADER programme 2014-2020 has a total budget of €250 million over the lifetime of the programme. In line with Article 35 of EU Regulation 1303/2015, up to 25% of total expenditure incurred by LEADER Local Action Groups may be claimed in respect of administration and animation costs over the duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Provision is made in the Revised Estimates Volume for the carryover of unspent Capital funding from the previous year, subject to a Ministerial Order being made by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform before 31stMarch in the year of carryover. The amount of capital funding carried over into 2017 for my Department was €13.548 million.Since the making of the relevant Order by...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Recreation Promotion (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department currently administers the Walks Scheme, under which landholders receive modest payments to maintain sections of National Way Marked Ways and other priority walks that traverse their lands. A total of 39 trails are currently covered by the scheme, and the number of landholders receiving payments under the scheme stands at approximately 1,900. There are currently 12 Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that, neither my Department nor any of the agencies and bodies under its aegis, awarded any contracts to the company identified by the Deputy during the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Moore Street Advisory Group has just commenced its examination of the report's recommendations. Implementation will involve consultation, negotiation and agreement with, and actions by, a variety of public and private bodies. It would be entirely premature to attempt to cost the outcome at this early stage.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Government made a number of commitments in relation to the Post Office network which were assigned to my Department. The commitments in question have now been completed or are significantly advanced. Following an extensive deliberation process, I presented the final report of the Post Office Hub Working Group to Government in March. This report examined...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Intellectual Property Management (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Intellectual property rights, including copyright law, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation who is reviewing copyright legislation at present and my Department is engaging with this review. In relation to the arts and culture more generally, on December 8thlast, the Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme/Clár Éire...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Investigations (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Government envisaged that An Post, the Irish League of Credit Unions and other interested stakeholders would be asked to investigate and propose a new model of community banking, such as the Kiwibank model in New Zealand, which could be delivered through the post office network. The Programme for Government also includes a commitment to investigate the German...