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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (16 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts, including literature, throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council’s remit for literature includes high-quality poetry, fiction, short fiction, children’s literature, critical writing and some forms of creative non-fiction. The Arts Council’s supports...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Legal Costs (16 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that no expenditure was incurred from my Department's Administrative Budget in respect of external legal services for last year. For completeness, I would bring to the Deputy's attention that, from time to time, my Department makes payments to the Chief State Solicitor's Office in respect of legal services provided to my Department by that Office. The requested information in...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: She was in the Seanad.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: With its motion of no confidence the Sinn Féin party is saying it wants an election. It is saying it believes an election is just what we need now. Sinn Féin wants an election, despite the pressing need to establish a tribunal of inquiry without delay in order that we can get to the truth of this matter, despite the need for stability and coherence in the face of Brexit and other...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Wild Fires (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Senator for raising this very important matter. Significant environmental damage is caused by wildfires. This issue has become more acute in recent years, as evidenced by a spate of fires in various parts of the country. As the Senator is aware, the primary responsibility in terms of fire fighting lies with the fire service and the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Wild Fires (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Senator for his remarks. As I said with regard to gorse fires in particular, my Department is one of a number of agencies represented on the interagency gorse fire group that explores issues surrounding such fires. Given the sheer scale of property involved, coupled with the remote locations of many of the designated areas and the sporadic occurrence and dynamic nature of wild...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Creative Ireland is underpinned by the key values identified in the draft framework policy Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach: - The intrinsic value of culture - The value of culture to our lives and our communities - The right of everyone to participate in the cultural life of the nation - The importance of the Irish language, our cultural heritage, folklore, games, music and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 196 together. Last July I published the draft framework policy Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach, which was submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for input. I understand that the Committee is currently preparing a report on the draft framework policy which I will consider when...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185, 189, 195, 197 and 199 together. The Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme – Clár Éire Ildánach 2017–2022 on 8 December 2016. This is a cross-Government initiative to mainstream culture and creativity in the life of the nation and to promote individual, community and national well-being. This will focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 194 together. The Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme – Clár Éire Ildánach 2017 – 2022 on the 8 December 2016 as the Government's Legacy Programme for Ireland 2016 and as the main implementation vehicle for the priorities identified in Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach, the draft cultural policy...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a very important commitment to work to progressively increase funding to the arts, including the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board, as the economy continues to improve. In Budget 2017, I secured significant additional funding for the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board. The increase in the Arts Council's allocation in 2017 is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Welfare Schemes (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I recently announced that my Department in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection would devise a mechanism during 2017 to assist self-employed artists who have applied for Jobseeker's Allowance. I have been in contact with my colleague the Minister for Social Protection on the matter and officials of our two Departments have already begun working on this initiative in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme – Clár Éire Ildánach 2017 – 2022 on the 8 December 2016. This is a cross-Government initiative to mainstream culture and creativity in the life of the nation and to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. This will focus on boosting cultural provision and participation in communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (15 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Culture Ireland was established in 2005 under my Department to promote Irish arts abroad. Following a review in 2012, the Government committed to maintaining Culture Ireland as a division of my Department and to expanding its remit to work on a cross agency basis to ensure maximum impact from investment in Irish arts. An Expert Advisory Committee was established to guide and oversee this...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Shame on you.

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: We are having a love-in.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (14 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) was published in April 2014 and contained 34 recommendations to support the development of rural Ireland. Some of these recommendations had a direct associated programme cost, while others related to policy initiatives that could be taken without a direct cost to support rural economic development. Programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cyber Security Policy (14 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department gets regular updates from the National Cyber Security Centre, encompassing the national/governmental Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT-IE) that focuses on the protection of critical national information infrastructure in key sectors such as energy and telecommunications. The updates include matters such as improving situational awareness and incident...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (14 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 and 331 together. Ireland is committed to the implementation of the EU Nature Directives. It has identified and protected 439 sites for designation or designated as special areas of conservation and 154 sites as special protection areas. In addition, 148 natural heritage areas have been designated under the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000. The information...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Both my Department and the bodies under its aegis operate a wide range of funding schemes in the areas of arts, culture and heritage. Details of these schemes are made available on my Department's website and the individual website of the bodies concerned. For the Deputy's convenience a summary of the various funding areas and the links to detailed information in respect of funding is set...