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Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Exactly. We had it in Clones previously and there was a great crowd there.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gender Balance (16 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am committed to achieving the target, set out in the Government’s Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards, of at least 40% representation of each gender on Boards. The gender balance on each of the State boards under my remit is outlined in the following table.  I am pleased to say that I have achieved the gender ratio target on the Boards of the Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (16 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has no contracts with the organisation in question.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The project referred to in the question is being developed and managed by Cork City Council and the Council is responsible for the delivery of the project. On 27 September 2017, Cork City Council made an application to my Department for a further grant of €10 million to assist in the development of the project. My Department is now assessing this application. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware that there is currently one national hunter competency course, the Hunter Competence Assessment Programme (HCAP), which is not administered by my Department. It is administered by the group referred to. However, it is my understanding that there are other organisations which are in the process of developing equivalent certification programmes and I welcome this development.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 294 and 295 together. I recently issued a revised licence to the Irish Coursing Club on behalf of its affiliated clubs. The licence, which became effective from 13 November 2017, includes new and revised conditions relating to the reporting of coursing trials. There is now a requirement for the Irish Coursing Club to notify my Department of the dates of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Issues (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with special responsibility for Brexit, Minister Coveney has responsibility for co-ordinating the whole-of-Government response to Brexit. In this capacity, he is working closely with his colleagues across Government to address the many challenges resulting from Brexit. This co-operation also involves the relevant State Agencies. Work at Cabinet...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Training (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is collating the information requested by the Deputy and it will be forwarded to the Deputy in line with the timelines set out in Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 298 and 299 together. There is one company that is renting a fixing of a communication mast on land controlled by my Department. The other types of renting options set out in the Questions are not applicable in my Department. The renting arrangement arises in Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal and the company is Tetra Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Communications (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested my officials to compile a list of the domain names that are registered to my Department and I will forward the information to the Deputy in accordance with the timelines set out in Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Parliamentary Questions Costs (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The input of departmental officials into the responses to Parliamentary Questions is part of their day to day duties in my Department. It is not possible to provide the Deputy with the information sought as it would be difficult to disaggregate the costs associated with officials answering priority, written and oral Parliamentary Questions and consequently, the specific costs are not monitored.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: As I have detailed in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 15 November, the decision to hold the National Famine Commemoration for 2018 in University College Cork was taken by the National  Famine Commemoration Committee earlier this year in recognition of the University's long tradition of research and study of the Famine, including the publication of the Atlas of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Creative Ireland Programme is not a funding body and does not administer any specific grant or funding schemes. An enabling budget of €5 m was allocated to implement and promote the Creative Ireland Programme from within the Department in 2017 and to date, a sum of €4m has been expended in this regard. The opportunity was taken in this initial year...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (22 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that no staff have been seconded from my Department to the National Museum of Ireland since the establishment of my Department in June 2011.  My understanding is that following the establishment of the National Museum of Ireland on 3 May 2005 staff who were not engaged for the performance of duties exclusively in the Museum were seconded for an agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (22 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Irish Film Board Acts 1980-2011, I appoint the members of the Board with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Board consists of six members and a Chair.  The current Board was appointed in March 2017 following the advertisement of the board positions on the dedicated website www.stateboards.ie where applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (22 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Irish Film Board is the national development agency for Irish film making and the Irish film, television and animation industry. Screen Training Ireland is part of the Irish Film Board and is the national training and development resource specifically created for Ireland’s film and television industry. Screen Training Ireland works with national and internationally recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Remit (23 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Binns Bridge, on the N1 in Drumcondra,  is a unique structure where the bridge covers a very deep lock chamber at Lock 2 on the Royal Canal. The area underneath the bridge has to be retained as accessible for canal boat owners and Waterways Ireland staff in order to manage water levels, operate the lock and navigate along the Royal Canal. The area is fenced off and locked to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ulster Canal Restoration Project (23 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together. One of my priorities since taking Ministerial office has been the restoration of the Ulster Canal.  I secured Government approval to restore a 2.5 km stretch of the Ulster Canal from the Shannon-Erne Waterway to the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson, Co Cavan on 24th February 2015.   The project, which comprises...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Vacancies on State Boards (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The current vacancies on the Boards of bodies under the aegis of my Department are set out in the table.  The Public Appointments Service (PAS) operates a dedicated website, , through which it advertises vacancies on State Boards. Arrangements are currently in train in co-operation with PAS to fill vacancies on the Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta. It should be noted that in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards Data (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) operates a dedicated website, www.stateboards.ie, through which it advertises vacancies on State Boards.Since this service commenced in 2014,  with the exception of certain statutorily defined appointments,  all of the appointments I have made to the Boards of bodies under my remit have been from shortlists of suitable candidates provided...