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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: It is.
- 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: We said we will get to spend it all.
- 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: Yes. I plan to spend it.
- 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: I understand we can spend it on other emerging projects.
- 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: Yes, within that subhead.
- 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: I hope to. I will provide the Deputy with the figures pertaining to the other note.
- 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: All I can say is that the orchestras are a matter for RTÉ and that, other than what I read in the newspapers, I am not familiar with this matter. The one orchestra I do fund is the Cross-Border Orchestra of Ireland, CBOI, which is done on a cross-Border basis, and it is a wonderful opportunity for young people to engage in an orchestra, work as part of a team, and play instruments....
- 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: Cruinniú na Cásca, as the Deputy knows, was the national cultural day that we held on Easter Monday. That funding was provided to RTÉ, which organised all the events and paid the artists directly. I cannot get involved in that micromanagement. RTÉ did that and we worked in collaboration with it. What came back to us from our public consultation was that people wanted...
- 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: Of course we review all of our initiatives and we have had very good information and feedback on the media engagement. People were happy with it. We are currently reviewing Cruinniú na Cásca and the money that was spent on it.
- 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: A huge amount of the total €600,000 paid to RTÉ went directly to artists because that was to put on a culture day.
- 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: We have tools. Of course we review our spending and of course we look at it and see the benefits or otherwise. Maybe there are things we can do better. We are currently reviewing Cruinniú na Cásca and will provide that information in due course when we decide what we are going to do with it if we want to continue with it.
- 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: I thank the Moore Street consultative forum. It is something I discussed with Deputy Ó Cuív at the time. I pay tribute to him on that, because he said he felt that was a good way to bring it forward. I took his comments on board, set up the forum and put the chairman in place. This forum has worked very well and I again pay tribute to Mr. Gerry Kearney who chaired that and it...
- 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: Again, I encourage the members of the committee to talk to Hammerson, as I do myself. I encourage it to engage in a pathway forward.
- 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: First of all, we had a very successful Famine commemoration this year in Ballingarry. It was out in quite a remote place. It was extremely well organised and I pay tribute to the local community there. It put a huge amount of work into making it a very successful day. The community was delighted that the Famine commemoration came to its area. The Taoiseach attended, which was wonderful....
- 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: In fairness, the committee did make that decision itself. I did not interfere in it.
- 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: I am chair but there is a sub-committee which decided where the commemoration will be held. It asked to change the process for UCC. I will be happy to take the Deputy's suggestions to the committee. I agree with him that many places impacted by the Famine were remote areas. Ballingarry was a typical example of that. The welcome we received in Ballingarry and the effort which the locals...
- 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: Waterways Ireland Remit (15 Nov 2017)
Heather Humphreys: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that a silt clearing (dredging) project is currently ongoing along the Royal Canal from Kilmore Bridge to Moyvalley Bridge with completion anticipated by end 2018. Dredging work from Darcys Bridge towards Ballasport Bridge is proposed for late 2018. Other dredging works will be carried out as required. Water depths are managed by...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (15 Nov 2017)
Heather Humphreys: My colleague the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment has statutory responsibility for broadcasting including RTÉ. I am not aware that submissions have been sought in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (15 Nov 2017)
Heather Humphreys: 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 Great Irish Famine and the development of the The Great Irish Famine Online to be launched...