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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I wholeheartedly welcome the initiative. Cultural events do not only happen in Ireland's main cities but, as we know, culture is embedded in rural Ireland as much as anywhere else. This policy echoes one brought forward by my party some years ago proposing that all local authorities formulate an action plan for arts and heritage. The current level of funding is likely to be insufficient to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I am curious about the Minister's cultural teams. Will they involve the education and training boards, ETBs? Where are we going with our local arts and education partnerships? The Minister talked about initiatives with schools, but I hope that this model, of which she herself was very supportive, has not been dropped and that the ETBs will be involved in these cultural teams in some way or...

Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 30. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans on publishing a national heritage plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11606/17]

Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: The Government promised a national heritage plan in A Programme for a Partnership Government. The Minister has promised to publish a national heritage plan on numerous occasions in this House. When does the Minister plan to publish a plan and will she make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: A national heritage plan is badly needed by the heritage sector, particularly given the cuts it has suffered since 2011. The Heritage Council funding was cut by almost 90% between 2011 and 2015 and funding cuts to the National Monuments Service have badly hurt that organisation and its ability to conduct its work. While Fianna Fáil welcomes the recent funding that has been announced,...

Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: As the Minister knows, the heritage sector makes a huge contribution to Irish life. The Heritage Council has published reports suggesting that for every €1 spent on local heritage projects, tourism is boosted by €4.40. The Golden Mile projects and the heritage offices in many local authority areas are very good at stretching very small funds that make a massive impact in small...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 72. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding that will be delivered under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland plan; and her views on whether this is sufficient. [11607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserves in counties Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form; the way they are being utilised, in view of the shortages of gardaí in divisions across the country due to the number of retirements and lack of recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11912/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review various scenarios (details supplied) with regard to the help-to-buy scheme; if he will address the disadvantages for those planning to build, particularly in the constituency of Cavan-Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11181/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and timeframe for an application in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11232/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the anomalies in the tenant purchase scheme, in particular the exclusion of Part V dwellings, in view of the fact that tenants that made applications and took occupancy of houses on the basis that they could purchase their home are now excluded from doing so; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm or deny recent reports that employment schemes such as Tús and Gateway aimed at getting persons back to work face being cut (details supplied) as part of cost saving measures; the proposals in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11977/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Heritage Plan (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 417. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she is planning on publishing a national heritage plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11799/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 418. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has announced the breakdown of funding that will be given to support the various initiatives outlined in the Creative Ireland plan. [11800/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 419. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding that will be delivered under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland plan; and her views on whether this is sufficient. [11801/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 420. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has implemented any of the recommendations outlined in the Irish Museums Survey Report 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11802/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 431. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional money for the CLÁR programme will be provided for all roads outside national schools in south Monaghan that are substandard; and if money will be provided to tar outside all the schools in order that the money from CLÁR is spent effectively. [11929/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his negotiations regarding the provision of the drug Orkambi; if there is a timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 642. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in assessments for children attending school who have developmental issues and may require specialised support; the efforts being taken by him to clear this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10128/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the waiting times for agricultural appeals; if extra staff have been drafted in to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11932/17]