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Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: No. I can provide a list to the Deputy. There was a number. The Deputy mentioned Galway, which got funding, and we did that to promote Creative Ireland. We wanted more people to engage with it and get involved in the programme.

Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: No it is not.

Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Creative Ireland programmeis a cross-Government initiative to mainstream culture and creativity in the life of the nation and to promote individual, community and national well-being. As the Deputy may be aware, the programme is based on five pillars: enabling the creative potential of every child, enabling creativity in every community, investing in our creative and cultural...

Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I have fond memories of my trip to Moate, the wonderful Moate Performing and Visual Arts Club and all the young people out and about on the Saturday morning. I remember it well. I know the area has a great local community arts group in them. I visited Moate during a trip to Westmeath last year and I was back in Moate again when the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy...

Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. I wish to use this opportunity to clarify a point for Deputy Smyth. With regard to Creative Ireland, some funding was set aside to support various high profile and high impact events and initiatives. These were co-curated with key cultural partners and existing prestigious events to communicate and showcase the objectives of the Creative Ireland programme and to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Code of Conduct (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to my earlier reply to Priority Question No 44. All bodies under the aegis of my Department are subject to the Revised Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies which came into effect in September 2016. The Code, which is published on the Department of Public expenditure and Reform's website sets out the respective roles of parent Departments, Boards and Chairs...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Code of Conduct (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Let me assure the Deputy that neither I nor my Department received allegations or information on sexual harassment or bullying in the organisations referred to by the Deputy prior to the recent alarming allegations and reports. Nor am I aware that the Arts Council had received any such information. The governance of publicly funded theatres, as with all bodies, is a matter for the Board...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The National Famine Commemoration was announced by the then Minister of State for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in 2008 at an official reception to complement a community event held in Dublin that day. The inaugural meeting of the National Famine Commemoration Committee was subsequently held in July of that year. Its main tasks were to consider the most appropriate arrangements for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My role, as Minister, with regard to the protection and management of our 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 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Taoiseach has said that he will double the overall budget of arts, culture and sport over the next seven years. I am certain that we can meet this target by implementing sustainable increases on an incremental basis between now and 2025 – a process we initiated in Budget 2018, in spite of it being a tight year across the board. In Budget 2018, I announced a funding package of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am committed to re-establishing the Oireachtas All Party Consultation Committee on Commemorations and I expect that the practical arrangements to convene a first meeting of the Committee will be made as quickly as possible following receipt of party nominees from the Business Committee of the Oireachtas. In the period leading up to the 1916 centenary commemorations, the All Party...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Reports (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: In July 2016 I published the draft framework policy document Éire Ildánach/Culture 2025. This underwent a round of consultations, with submissions received from Government Departments, local authorities, and cultural bodies and stakeholders in the cultural sector. The draft framework policy was also submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional Rural and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Creative Ireland Programmeis a cross-Government initiative to mainstream culture and creativity in the life of the nation and to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. It aims to put creativity at the centre of public policy. The programme is based on five pillars: 1.Enabling the creative potential of every child 2. Enabling creativity in every community 3. Investing in our...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Pillar Two of the Creative Ireland Programme – Enabling creativity in every community – is being implemented primarily through the local authorities who, as the primary instruments of community engagement, have a particular capacity for engaging citizens. The Culture Teams established in each local authority area under this pillar have put a considerable amount of work and time...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts and Culture Capital Scheme (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 80 together. The Arts and Culture Capital scheme 2016-2018 which I announced in 2016 is focused on the refurbishment and enhancement of the existing stock of arts and culture facilities throughout the country. This scheme is running from 2016 to 2018 over three complementary grant streams. Grant funding of between €20,000 and €2m is being...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The hare coursing meetings referred to by the Deputy were not monitored by officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department in either 2015 or 2016 owing to resource constraints.   Trials in one of the areas were monitored by the NPWS on Saturday 4 November, 2017. The meetings for both clubs for 2017 have not taken...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts and Culture Capital Scheme Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Arts and Culture Capital scheme 2016-2018 which I announced in 2016 is focused on the refurbishment and enhancement of the existing stock of arts and culture facilities throughout the country. This scheme is running from 2016 to 2018 over three complementary grant streams.  Grant funding of between €20,000 and €2m is being offered to projects on a matched funding...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: All employers, including organisations funded by the Arts Council, are subject to employment legislation and their boards have a duty to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and that their staff can work in a safe and respectful environment. Arising from the allegations and reports of misconduct in the workplace, last week I announced a suite of measures on sexual harassment and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Funding for the arts at all levels is primarily a matter for the Arts Council. In this regard, I secured significant additional funding for the Arts Council in Budgets 2017 and 2018. The increase in the Arts Council's allocation over 2017 and 2018 is €8 million and this additional funding will assist the Council greatly in implementing its 10-year strategy Making Great Art Work...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has issued licences to the organisation in question on behalf of its affiliated clubs to capture and tag hares during the 2017/18 coursing season.    The type of tagging device which is allowed is either an earmark or a spray dye.  During the 2016/17 coursing season, conservation rangers of my Department attended seventeen coursing meetings and the same...