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Priority Questions: Cultural Property Inventory (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Thanks to the €4 million investment by the State, all of which is taxpayers' money be it in tax concessions or direct purchase, Ireland has the single biggest Yeats collection in the world, and rightly so. By any standards €4 million is a very significant investment. The National Library of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland have the expertise to ensure that the most...

Priority Questions: Cultural Property Inventory (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy is well aware that I have responsibility in this Department and it is my job to make these decisions. Over the past nine months I have been working with the National Library of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland to ensure the purchase of significant items from the Yeats family collection. Those items are of research and exhibition value. The items acquired were identified...

Priority Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy is absolutely right that we do not want to see duplication. That is why, in 2016, many of the different arms of local authorities came together for the first time. We had the 2016 commemorative co-ordinators, an initiative that worked extremely well. I went back out to meet the different stakeholders in the local authorities and what they said to me was that they - the arts...

Priority Questions: Cruinnithe an Aire (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to assure the Deputy that, during my years as Minister with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, I have met various Gaeltacht organisations on numerous occasions. I work very closely with the Minister of State, Deputy McHugh, and he meets them on a regular basis, which is part of his delegated responsibility. In terms of the budget, of course we will be making the case for funding....

Priority Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I know she has a keen interest in this programme. On 8 December 2016 the Creative Ireland programme was launched as the Government's legacy programme arising out of the Ireland 2016 centenary programme as the main implementation vehicle for the priorities identified in Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach. The Creative Ireland programme is a...

Priority Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am glad to say a lot of progress has been made, especially on pillar 1, which concerns enabling the creative potential of every child. We have had the teacher-artist training programme, which has been rolled out and extended to provide training for the largest number of teachers this year. Six centres in 2013 rolled out that arts in education training. It has now gone right across to all...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Action Plan for Rural Development is the first whole-of-government strategy aimed at people living and working in rural Ireland.  The Plan is now led by my colleague Michael Ring, the Minister for Rural and Community Development.  It aims to unlock the potential of rural Ireland through a framework of supports at national and local level which will ensure that people who...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (27 Sep 2017)

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. In August this year, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My role, as Minister, with regard to the protection and management of our built heritage, is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation, as are the roles of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners as regards heritage assets.  Financial support is delivered by my Department for the protection of heritage buildings under structured schemes which are administered...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Moore Street Consultative Group was set up to bring together all relevant interests after the High Court ruling in March 2016. The Group reported to me at the end of March 2017 with a set of recommendations for a potential way forward. The Report has looked carefully at all relevant aspects, including the variety of State, public and private properties and interests on the street...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that employees of our National Cultural Institutions are public servants, and, as such, the salary scales attached to their posts are subject to Government policy on public sector pay.In the case of Director or CEO level posts, approval for the salary attached to each post is sought from my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. I am further advised that, in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Built Heritage Investment Scheme(BHIS), which I launched in 2015, is one of a number of State financial supports that provide for the conservation and preservation of heritage structures. The scheme is operated via the local authorities. In 2016, the scheme supported over 270 projects across the country, creating over 17,000 days of employment in the conservation and construction...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Bhíodh ciste airgid ag mo Roinn faoina ndéantaí oibreacha feabhsúcháin ar bhóithre áirithe Gaeltachta i gcomhar leis na hÚdaráis Áitiúla. Mar gheall ar thosca airgeadais, tá an ciste agus an scéim faoinar ceadaíodh oibreacha den chineál seo ar fionraí anois agus níl beartaithe ag an bpointe ama seo é a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Funding (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Funding for the arts at all levels is primarily a matter for the Arts Council. In this regard, I secured significant additional funding for the Arts Council in Budget 2017.  The increase in the Arts Council's allocation in 2017 is €5 million, or 8%, and will assist the Council greatly in implementing its 10-year strategy Making Great Art Work (2016-2025). Based on this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The initiative, which is a key commitment under the Creative Ireland Programme, aims to assist self-employed artists who apply to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection for Jobseekers Allowance. The pilot initiative, which will be reviewed after one year, applies to visual artists and writers. Design of the initiative involved extensive work between my own Department, the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: This year’s National Famine Commemoration will take place on Saturday 30 September next at the Ballingarry Warhouse 1848 in County Tipperary.  The National Famine Commemoration Day Bill, which inter alia proposes the establishment of a fixed date for the annual commemoration, passed Second Stage earlier this year.  I understand that a date will be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts and Culture Capital Scheme (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware of the issue regarding the provision of affordable studio space, particularly as a result of the changing property market. My Department has had discussions with the Arts Council, Dublin City Council and the OPW to consider some possible short-term and longer-term approaches to the issue, both in relation to specific issues in Dublin and to wider national approaches. So far this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Welfare (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: A significant number of native Irish breeding birds, particularly ground-nesting birds, are of priority conservation concern due to steep declines in their breeding population. This includes the Curlew, which has declined by 97% in Ireland since the late 1980s and needs substantial effort if it is to be saved from extinction as a breeding species here.  Research has shown that one...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Funding for the arts at all levels is primarily a matter for the Arts Council.  I secured significant additional funding for the Arts Council in Budget 2017.  The increase in the Arts Council's allocation in 2017 is €5 million, or 8%, and will assist the Council greatly in implementing its 10-year strategy Making Great Art Work (2016-2025) across the country. The Creative...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: In February this year I announced details of more than €9 million in capital funding for existing dedicated arts and culture centres across the country under Stream 1 and 2 of the Arts and Culture Capital Scheme 2016-2018. This is the most significant investment in arts and cultural centres in a decade and is targeting investment at a range of different facilities, including arts...