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- Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: I agree that we need to support artists in reaching their full potential. Funding for artists is provided through the Arts Council, which is independent. The Deputy mentioned a body that did not receive funding, but that must be a decision for the Arts Council. It funds many and various artists, organisations and events throughout the country. We increased its funding this year compared...
- Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: Funding for artists is a matter for the Arts Council, which does a good job and is independent. It receives funding of €59 million, which is approximately one third of my budget. It decides who qualifies for funding, has set up a panel and does assessments. Any decision in that regard lies with it. I understand the Deputy's remarks about more Irish music being played on radio....
- Other Questions: Architectural Heritage (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I am aware of the growing risk to the sustainable future of the remaining stock of Irish historic houses in private ownership, where owners have consistently struggled, throughout the past century, to find sustainable alternative means of meeting the ongoing costs of their maintenance. I have also recognised that these houses are often a...
- Other Questions: Architectural Heritage (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: A number of actions contained in the initiative will be interdependent. This has been recognised by the committee formed to develop the action plan for historic houses. I thank it for the work it did in developing the report. It has been recognised that a number of specific actions will be prioritised. These are the review, in collaboration with the Department of Finance, of the...
- Other Questions: Architectural Heritage (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. The report has been published and we will continue to work with all the stakeholders. It is a matter of working together. The local communities, local heritage groups and various others involved need to work together to protect what are tremendous assets in our communities. The houses are such an attraction in terms of heritage. The owners have a special story to...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: The aim of the new national cultural policy, Culture 2025, is to set out the high-level aims and policies of the Government in this area for the period up until 2025. It will seek to reinforce the crucial role of culture in society by supporting the cultural sector and providing the conditions which will allow the sector to develop and flourish across all sectors of society. Culture 2025will...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: The Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme is a national programme and funding is being provided to all counties to support a range of initiatives and events. I am very pleased to have secured funding of more than €48m for next year’s centenary commemorations. Approximately €30m of this will be allocated to major capital projects. Some of this investment is being concentrated...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: The control of live hare coursing, including the operation of individual coursing meetings and managing the use of hares for that activity, is carried out under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958 which is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. My responsibility relates to the conservation status of the hare. While I understand that there are many...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: The Government appreciates the importance of the arts, culture and the creative industries to Irish society and to the international artistic reputation of this country. Ireland has a reputation for being supportive of artists through the provision of the tax exemption for artists.Income and pension arrangements for artists can vary widely across the sector. Employment in the arts sector...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Schemes (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: My role, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, with regard to the protection and management of our built and natural heritage, is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation. Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides for the protection of the architectural heritage. The Act gives primary responsibility to planning authorities to identify and...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: Funding for the protection of built heritage will continue to be provided by my Department via a number of schemes, which will be either directly administered or delivered through local authorities and agencies such as the Heritage Council.This year my Department operated a Structures at Risk Fund to enable conservation works to heritage structures, in both private and public ownership,...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Management (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: Ireland, like all EU Member States, is bound by the requirements of the Habitats Directive. This Directive aims to ensure the protection of habitats and species which have been selected for conservation within special areas of conservation and special protection areas. The Habitats Directive has been transposed into national law under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats)...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 66 today. The issues affecting the long-term survival of golden eagles re-introduced over the last 15 years are complex. My Department and the Golden Eagle Trust will meet in the coming weeks to review the performance of the project to date and will examine what genuinely effective options are available in the short and medium...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: The Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme, which was launched on 31 March last, includes a rich diversity of programmes and events, complementary and additional to the formal State occasions, which will run throughout 2016 to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. The Programme is an invitation to everyone on the island of Ireland and to the global Irish community to shape and engage...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: Under the Community Participation strand of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme, some 84 public consultations, facilitated by the local authorities with support from my Department, have taken place nationwide. Each of the local authorities has developed a rich and diverse series of events and projects that will take place next year. I was very pleased to participate with An Taoiseach and...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: The National Library is one of our foremost National Cultural Institutions, charged with collecting, preserving, promoting and making accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland.I am acutely aware of the challenges facing the National Library, and indeed other cultural institutions, following the reduction in resources available to the Exchequer as a result of...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Papers Issues (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: Under the National Archives Act 1986, Government Departments, Offices and the Courts have an obligation to transfer records older than 30 years, subject to certain exemptions, to the National Archives. The Government has now agreed to amend the legislation to reduce the period for the transfer of records to the National Archives from 30 years to 20 years. Given that the United Kingdom and...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: Funding for the protection of built heritage will continue to be provided by my Department via a number of schemes, which will be either directly administered or delivered through local authorities and agencies such as the Heritage Council.This year my Department operated a Structures at Risk Fund to enable conservation works to heritage structures, in both private and public ownership,...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I am aware of the growing risk to the sustainable future of the remaining stock of Irish Historic Houses in private ownership, where owners have consistently struggled, throughout the last century, to find sustainable alternative means of meeting the on-going costs of their maintenance. I have also recognised that these Houses are often a...
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (8 Dec 2015)
Heather Humphreys: The Golden Eagle Reintroduction Project is managed by the Golden Eagle Trust in partnership with, and with funding from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, which, as the Deputy will be aware, is a section within my Department. The purpose of the reintroduction project was to bring back eagles to Ireland, restoring a species that had been persecuted in the late 19th Century. The golden...