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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The table below outlines the number of wildlife rangers, permanent guides, general operatives and building and maintenance staff employed at Glenveagh National Park in each of the past five years Year Wildlife Rangers Guide/Supervisor Guide/Head Guide General Operative Bus Driver (General Operative) Craftworker Foreman 2012 1 6 6 2 9 1 2013 1 6 5 2 9 1 2014 1 6 4 2 9 1 2015 1 5 4 2 9...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The visitor numbers to Glenveagh National Park in each of the past five years are set out in the table below: Year Numbers 2012 117,557 2013 116,655 2014 150,691 2015 170,801 2016 176,444 2017 January - June 94,809 Visitor figures for the month of July are not yet available. The visitor numbers from January to June of 2017, at 94,809, show an increase of circa 20,000 when compared...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Details of provisional expenditure in respect of my Department and all Government Departments are published at Vote level by the Department of Finance on a monthly basis. Provisional current and capital expenditure figures in respect of my Department at Vote level as of 30 June 2017 are available at: It is difficult to assess the full year expenditure for my Department at this point in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 627 and 628 together. Ireland submitted its last annual report to the European Commission in 2014 and arrangements are underway to submit all outstanding reports which will be filed over the coming 6 months. I should add that the six year report on the status and trends of Ireland’s bird species required under the Birds Directive for the years...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Living Wage (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that, based on current staffing and pay levels, the estimated additional annual cost of introducing an hourly wage of €11.70 for all employees, employed both directly in my Department and in agencies under its aegis and who are not already paid that amount or more, would be in the order of €255,165.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that there no staff in my Department suspended from work on full pay.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Details of provisional expenditure in respect of my Department and all Government Departments are published at Vote level by the Department of Finance on a monthly basis. Provisional current and capital expenditure figures in respect of my Department at Vote level as of 30 June 2017 are available at: My Department has responsibility for a very broad and diverse range of projects and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Protected Disclosures Data (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that no protected disclosures have been received from staff of my Department since the introduction of the relevant legislation in 2014. My Department publishes an annual report on protected disclosures as required by Section 22 of the Protected Disclosure Act 2014. The Annual Report for 2016 is available on the Department's website at the following link:

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The 2017 CLÁR programme was launched on 31stMarch last, with a closing date of 5thMay. Funding for the programme was available this year under four separate Measures: Measure 1: Support for School and Community Safety Measures Measure 2: Play Areas Measure 3: Targeted Community Infrastructure Measure 4: First Responder Supports More than 500 applications were received across the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (26 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 13 July last The Order transferring relevant functions in respect of rural and regional development and related matters was considered at Government today and will be published shortly. The final financial and staffing allocations transferring to the new Department are under consideration and will be finalised at a later date.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development, which was launched on 23rd January, contains a number of measures which have the objective of rejuvenating Ireland’s rural towns and villages to make them more attractive places in which to live and work, and to increase their tourism potential. From my own Department's perspective, I launched an enhanced Town and Village...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Landscape Strategy (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Arising from Ireland’s ratification of the European Landscape Convention I launched the National Landscape Strategy for Ireland 2015-2025 in May 2015. Copies are available on my Department’s website.The Strategy is to be implemented in two phases. The key action in Phase one, as set out in the Implementation Programme, will be the preparation of a National Landscape Character...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: In May 2017, I decided to broaden the scope of the Draft Burren National Park Visitor and Traffic Management Plan to include Nature Conservation. The Plan has now become the Burren National Park Management Plan and is in draft form for consideration by my officials. I intend also to produce a Management Plan for the Kerry Biosphere Reserve in the context of the recent UNESCO designation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The 2017 CLÁR programme was launched on 31 March last, with a closing date of 5 May. The programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population. Funding for the 2017 CLÁR programme was available this year under four separate Measures: Measure 1: Support for School and Community...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, with the recovery of the economy, there has been significant recruitment in the National Park and Wildlife Service of my Department in recent months including a recent recruitment campaign to fill posts at Killarney House which officially opened to the public on 3rdJuly. Since January of this year 17 permanent posts have been filled across the National...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his Parliamentary Question No 776 of 17 January last. My Department has invested heavily in tackling this invasive species, the control of which is difficult, costly, and labour intensive. The management of the dynamic and aggressive Rhododendron ponticumis a long-standing on-going programme in the National Park. In the past, approximately 3,000 of the over...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: LEADER is a multi-annual programme which has a budget of €250 million over the period to 2020. €220 million of this funding has been allocated to the 28 LEADER sub-regional areas in Ireland and will be delivered through the Local Action Groups (LAGs) which manage the programme in each area. The remaining €30 million will be managed at a national level for targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 677 of 21st March last, which stated that my Department spent €1,833 on external consultants in 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Irish Film Board is the national development agency for Irish film making and the Irish film, television and animation industry. Its statutory remit is to assist and encourage the making of film in the State and the development of a film industry in Ireland. The Film Board supports writers, directors and production companies across these sectors by providing investment loans for the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: High quality infrastructure is critical for a vibrant arts and culture sector and investment in cultural infrastructure underpins social cohesion and supports strong and sustainable economic growth. For example, yesterday I unveiled the plans for the major €10m capital investment plan for the National Library of Ireland’s historic Kildare Street premises. The investment will...