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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Guidelines (17 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I do not have a role in relation to the establishment of any such enquiry. Local authorities are responsible for their own local Landscape Character Assessments. The primary role of planning authorities and the consultative roles of other bodies and persons in decision-making relating to landscape issues will continue to be governed by the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Planning Issues (17 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I have no function in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (17 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The County Heritage Officers Programme is a partnership between the Heritage Council, which is funded by my Department, and Local Government.  County Heritage Officers are employed directly by local authorities with financial, technical and professional support from the Heritage Council.The decision as to whether to appoint a Heritage Officer is a matter for each local authority. The...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am allocating a further €1.5 million to the Irish Film Board to build on its vital work in supporting Irish film, television drama, documentary and animation. This increases its annual budget by 9% to €18 million, 29% more than it was in 2014. Although autonomous bodies, the work of the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board builds on the pillars of the Creative Ireland...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the key budget measures I am introducing in 2018. I am pleased to announce a further package of over €300 million in 2018 to develop our cultural and creative heritage. I have also secured an additional €90 million in capital funding between 2018 and 2021. This increases my Department's capital funding by almost 50% over that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Management (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy is aware, the location in question is within a National Park, a Biosphere Reserve, Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area. The identification and development of an alternative site in the proximity of the lake would thus be extremely challenging and would be subject to screening for appropriate assessment, a full environment assessment and also planning...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that it has a full complement of Civil Engineering staff working on the North and Mid Shannon navigations.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 251 together. I am informed by Waterways Ireland that it undertakes recruitment campaigns throughout the year when required. The recent job advertisement seeking to fill ten positions was part of Waterways Ireland’s ongoing recruitment to vacant positions in 2017. On that occasion one of the positions was located in Ireland with the rest...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The current Condition No 5 of the Licence under Section 34 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (as amended) issued by my Department to the club referred to by the Deputy to capture hares provides that “details of the numbers and locations of the capture of all hares made by the coursing clubs listed in the schedule attached hereto shall be made to the relevant conservation ranger, on or before...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The total number of courses run during the years in question were as follows: 8,811 during the 2014/15 season; 8,408 during the 2015/16 season and 8,278 during the 2016/17 season. To date in the 2017/18 season, four coursing meetings have been held and I am awaiting reports on these meetings. A more detailed breakdown of the statistics is available on the website of the National Parks and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Of the total Departmental staff, 330 work in the area of natural heritage in the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department. In addition, my Department takes on about 70 seasonal staff during the year to assist the NPWS. Frontline conservation Rangers are deployed through a regional structure and assignments are determined in light of Departmental business needs and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The matters to which the Deputy refers are a day-to-day matter for both the National Library and the National Museum. I have however referred the Deputy's question to both the National Library and the National Museum for their separate consideration and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question Number 119 of the 27th of September last. The Government Chief Whip Joe McHugh T.D. is the only Minister of State currently attached to my Department. Details of the responsibilities delegated by me to Minister of State McHugh are set out in Statutory Instrument No. 315 of 2017, signed by the Taoiseach on 5th July 2017. The powers delegated to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Remuneration (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that that the tables below indicate the numbers of staff that were on salaries between €80,000 and €100,000 during the years concerned. It should be noted that this takes account of the reconfiguration of the Department from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in 2015 to the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional and Rural Affairs in 2016 and more...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Remuneration (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that that the tables below indicate the numbers of staff that were on salaries above €100,000 during the years concerned. It should be noted that this takes account of the reconfiguration of the Department from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in 2015 to the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional and Rural Affairs in 2016 and more recently to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department was present at each day of the recent coursing meeting at Kilflynn, Co. Kerry. A report on that meeting will be prepared and published as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Lobbying Data (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Since March 2016, I have received representations in relation to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill from the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland, the Galway Healthy Cities Alcohol Forum and the Alcohol Health Alliance. I have not, however, met with representatives of these or any other organisations in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that I received a representation on Cork Event Centre from a business organisation in August 2017. As Cork Event Centre is a project that is being developed and managed by Cork City Council, the correspondence was passed to the Council for consideration and direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (10 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: From 1 January 2014 to 11 June 2015, the following posts were requested and approved for the National Cultural Institution referred to by the Deputy: Senior Security Attendant, Attendant, Conservator, Human Resources Manager, Curator, Digitisation Assistant and a Head of Development. These posts required and received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Delegated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates For Public Services 2017: Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (4 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Go raibh maith agat. As Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the committee in regard to the performance expenditure and targets of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs during the first half of 2017. As members are aware, responsibility for the regional development and rural affairs functions of...