Results 23,601-23,620 of 27,613 for speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Arrangements are being made for the information requested to be forwarded to the Deputy in line with the timelines set out in Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 932 and 933 together. I am advised that, at the establishment of my Department, in 2011, there were 85 Conservation Rangers employed across the country. There are currently 62 Conservation Rangers employed in the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department. As the Deputy is no doubt aware, over the course of the period, June 2011 to end December...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Creative IrelandProgramme,which the Taoiseach and I launched in December, places a special focus on “Enabling the Creative Potential of Every Child”. Building on the Arts in Education Charter this will involve the development of an integrated plan – Creative Children -to enable every child in Ireland to access tuition in music, drama, art and coding by 2022. My...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The capital allocation and the expenditure to date in 2017 for the Regional and Rural Affairs Division of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is outlined in the table below. The expenditure figures reflect provisional expenditure recorded on the Department’s financial management system as of Monday, 19thJune 2017. Some of the schemes under Subhead E5...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 936 and 937 together. Ireland’s LEADER programme 2014-2020 has a total budget of €250 million over the lifetime of the programme. In line with Article 35 of EU Regulation 1303/2015, up to 25% of total expenditure incurred by LEADER Local Action Groups may be claimed in respect of administration and animation costs over the duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Provision is made in the Revised Estimates Volume for the carryover of unspent Capital funding from the previous year, subject to a Ministerial Order being made by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform before 31stMarch in the year of carryover. The amount of capital funding carried over into 2017 for my Department was €13.548 million.Since the making of the relevant Order by...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Recreation Promotion (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department currently administers the Walks Scheme, under which landholders receive modest payments to maintain sections of National Way Marked Ways and other priority walks that traverse their lands. A total of 39 trails are currently covered by the scheme, and the number of landholders receiving payments under the scheme stands at approximately 1,900. There are currently 12 Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that, neither my Department nor any of the agencies and bodies under its aegis, awarded any contracts to the company identified by the Deputy during the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Moore Street Advisory Group has just commenced its examination of the report's recommendations. Implementation will involve consultation, negotiation and agreement with, and actions by, a variety of public and private bodies. It would be entirely premature to attempt to cost the outcome at this early stage.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Government made a number of commitments in relation to the Post Office network which were assigned to my Department. The commitments in question have now been completed or are significantly advanced. Following an extensive deliberation process, I presented the final report of the Post Office Hub Working Group to Government in March. This report examined...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Intellectual Property Management (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Intellectual property rights, including copyright law, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation who is reviewing copyright legislation at present and my Department is engaging with this review. In relation to the arts and culture more generally, on December 8thlast, the Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme/Clár Éire...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Investigations (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Government envisaged that An Post, the Irish League of Credit Unions and other interested stakeholders would be asked to investigate and propose a new model of community banking, such as the Kiwibank model in New Zealand, which could be delivered through the post office network. The Programme for Government also includes a commitment to investigate the German...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Recreational Facilities (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Waterways Ireland manages over 400km of canals, the Royal and Grand Canals and Barrow Navigation. These are important publicly owned recreational corridors which support a wide range of boating and water sports. The canal towpaths represent opportunities for both local communities and tourists to enjoy off-road cycling and walking whilst enjoying the built and natural heritage of these...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Western Development Commission Membership (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: An advertisement seeking expressions of interest for appointment to the Board of the Western Development Commission was placed on the State Boards website earlier this year. The closing date for receipt of expressions of interest was 26thApril 2017. The expressions of interest received were recently assessed by a panel formed by the Public Appointments Service, and a shortlist of candidates...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Projects Status (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: While officials from my Department met with Sligo County Council and their consultants at pre-planning stage in November 2016 to discuss matters in relation to the proposed development, I am not aware of any meeting having been sought by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Regional Development Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: (Ms Heather Humphreys, T.D.)I am advised that my Department does not have any role in the operation of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and nor does it operate any programmes or projects which are in receipt of financial support from the Fund.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Banking Sector (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to investigate a German model for the development of local public banks that operate within well-defined regions. As a part of this investigation, my officials, along with officials from the Department of Finance, met with the group referred to by the Deputy on 2nd March 2017. The group gave a presentation outlining the German public banking...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Government made a number of commitments in relation to the Post Office network which were assigned to my Department. The commitments in question have now been completed or are significantly advanced. Following an extensive deliberation process, I presented the final report of the Post Office Hub Working Group to Government in March. This report examined...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that, neither my Department nor any of the agencies and bodies under its aegis, have made any payments to the company identified by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme 2017–2022 in December 2016 as the Government Legacy Programme for Ireland 2016 and as the main implementation vehicle for the priorities identified in the draft policy document Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach, which sets out an overarching vision and framework for culture over the coming years. The Creative Ireland...