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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Fund (8 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: The Heritage Fund was established under the Heritage Fund Act 2001. The purpose of the fund is to provide resources for use by the principal State collecting cultural institutions in acquiring, for the national collections, items of moveable heritage such as artefacts, manuscripts, books and works of art that - are both rare and of national importance, -are outstanding examples of their...

Seanad: Arts and Culture Sector: Motion (8 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: No. I am happy to wait until other Senators have contributed.

Seanad: Arts and Culture Sector: Motion (8 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on Fianna Fáil's Private Members' motion. Yesterday evening I addressed the House on the issue of the board appointments I have made since I became Minister. I do not want to go over the same ground this evening. I appointed John McNulty and Sheila O'Reagan based on merit and I stand over my statement of yesterday evening. Tonight I was...

Seanad: Arts and Culture Sector: Motion (8 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: The intention is to copperfasten the legal position of each of the cultural institutions to ensure that there is absolute clarity and certainty as to their roles and responsibilities. The reform of the cultural institutions was first mooted by Fianna Fáil as far back as 2008 when little or no progress was made in relation to this issue. Indeed, it was that Government which proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (9 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to my written reply to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 7 October 2014. The commemorations to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising will be a major event in a programme in place since 2012, commemorating the events leading to the proclamation of the Irish Republic. These have included the introduction and progress of the third Home Rule Bill in the Westminster...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (9 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: Staff of my Department visited Inis Bó Finne on 3 occasions during June 2014, and accessed lands on the island on those visits. The corncrake is an endangered species in Ireland and listed on Annex 1 of the EU Birds Directive. Monitoring of this species is required under that Directive. All survey work was carried out in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Birds...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Feasibility Study (9 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that the feasibility study on the Longford Branch of the Royal Canal will be available on the Waterways Ireland website by the end of October 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: The overall spending allocations for my Department for 2015 will be announced in the forthcoming Budget and, accordingly, it would not be appropriate for me to comment at this time on the issue raised by the Deputy. I can assure him, however, that I will continue to maintain, to the greatest extent possible, my Department's core functions and the range of services provided to the public in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (9 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: Under the provisions of the 1979 EU Birds Directive, Ireland is required to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for endangered birds, including the Hen Harrier. In 2007, Ireland was found by the Court of Justice of the European Union to have failed to meet its obligations in this regard. Six sites containing suitable breeding and foraging habitat for the Hen Harrier have now been...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: As at 30th September 2014 there were 50 staff employed in my Department on fixed term contracts. This figure includes 33 seasonal employees of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. On the same date a total of 58 staff were employed on the basis of fixed term contracts in the bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group. This figure includes 23 seasonal employees in Waterways Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: My Department was established on 2 June 2011. The number of contracts of indefinite duration sought and granted in bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group over the period since that date is set out in the table below. Year Number sought Number granted 2011 (June – December ) 7 7 2012 26 26 2013 2 1 2014 (to 30 September) 0 0 Total 35 35

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 389 together. Licences were issued by my Department in August under the Wildlife Acts to the Irish Coursing Club on behalf of their affiliated clubs to facilitate the tagging and capturing of hares for the purpose of hare coursing for the 2014/15 coursing season. The control of live hare coursing, including the operation of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Appointments (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: According to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), the current limit in respect of the board is 15 members. I appointed two people to the Board of Directors of the IMMA on the 12th of September last to allow for better regional representation on the Board having regard to IMMA's national remit and with a view to enhancing the business skills and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: Details of all identified monuments relating to the area referred to in the Deputy’s Question are available on my Department’s National Monuments Service website at . These monuments are also included in the Record of Monuments and Places compiled under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2004, which provides them with the protections and safeguards set out in those Acts. The...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Museum (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: Whilst my Department provides funding to National Museum of Ireland, the board of that institution is responsible for all operational matters and I have no direct function in that regard. A programme of capital refurbishment works was completed in 2010 to facilitate the reopening of the Natural History Museum. There is currently a management system in place to facilitate controlled...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Promotion (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: The Irish Film Board (IFB) is the statutorily independent agency responsible for the development and promotion of the culture of Irish filmmaking together with the development of the Irish film industry, taking into account both indigenous filmmaking and major international film and television productions. I have no responsibility in relation to its day-to-day operational matters, including...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: As my Department was established on 2ndJune 2011, the information sought is being provided in respect of the period since then. Details concerning the appointments of board members to bodies and agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group since 2ndJune 2011, (both currently serving members and those no longer serving), and their qualifications or experience are set out in the table...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Appeals (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: The draft National Peatlands Strategy, draft National Raised Bog SAC Management Plan and the Review of the Raised Bog Natural Heritage Area Network were published in January of this year. In the subsequent public consultation process, almost 1500 submissions were received and are currently under examination. This includes a submission received on behalf of the Committee representing turf...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Rehiring (14 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: The number of persons who are on public or civil service pensions employed on permanent or temporary fixed term contracts in my Department and the bodies funded from its Vote Group in the years in question is summarised in the table below: Year Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Public Bodies 2012 2* 5 2013 2* 3 2014 2* 7*Includes a former special adviser in receipt of a...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: While the precise detail of my Department's Vote for next year will be announced shortly, I am pleased to have this opportunity to outline to the Dáil the main features of the 2015 Estimates for my Department. My Department's total funding allocation in 2015 at €274 million has remained at the same level as in 2014. This is an achievement in itself. It is noteworthy that this...