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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department’s Culture Ireland programme promotes Irish arts worldwide by creating and supporting opportunities for professional Irish artists and companies to present and promote their work at strategic international festivals and venues. To be eligible for funding, a proposal must involve the presentation of the work of Irish artists to a wide public audience through performance or...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (17 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 790 and 792 together. The term of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, which was due to expire at end-2016, has been extended for a further year. The arrangements for the 2017 National Famine Commemoration are still under consideration by the Committee. Details of the arrangements for the commemoration in 2017 will be announced following the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council (17 Jan 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The roll out of a pilot programme for town centre health checks is primarily a matter for the Heritage Council. In this regard, it is a matter for the Heritage Council to decide how its funding should be allocated across the range of research, education and conservation programmes it supports in 2017 and future years, having regard to competing priorities for limited resources. However, my...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Dormant Accounts Fund (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Dormant Accounts Act 2001, together with the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003 and the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Acts 2005-2012, provide a framework for the administration of unclaimed accounts in credit institutions (i.e. banks, building societies and An Post) and unclaimed life assurance policies in insurance undertakings. The legislation governing the Dormant Accounts...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Property Inventory (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am currently examining the position regarding the surrender letter referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 296 together. The Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) provides the Government and the President with an independent, flexible and effective air transport service to assist in meeting national and international obligations. Details of use of the MATS by Ministers are published by the Depar tment of Defence at Since the establishment of m y...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Details regarding membership of relevant State Boards funded from my Department's Vote are outlined in the table below. It should be noted that the membership of a number of boards includes nominated or ex officio members in respect of which I have no input as Minister. In the case of the North South Implementation Bodies, members are appointed on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction. ...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Revised Estimates for 2017 (REV 2017), including the allocations for 2016 and 2017, were published today by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and are available on that Department’s website at:

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Recruitment (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that staffing levels for 2017 are not set either in respect of my Department or for the bodies operating under its aegis. Instead, staffing levels in my Department and in the agencies under my remit are kept under regular review in line with emerging business needs and Government policy on public sector pay and staffing, as advised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: In September 2015, the previous Government announced plans for a fund of €30 million over a six year period for a Town and Village Renewal scheme. While no expenditure was incurred on the scheme in 2015, the current Government included a commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government to support the development of rural towns and villages as part of its drive to revitalise...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (16 Dec 2016)

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 to support rural economic development. The priority recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 and 314 together. The LEADER programme plays a central role in the rejuvenation of rural communities throughout Ireland. The 2014-2020 LEADER programme has become operational this year, with Funding Agreements signed for the delivery of 28 Local Development Strategies. Funding under the 2014-2020 LEADER programme is allocated on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Policy (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Charter for Rural Ireland was published in January 2016 and contained a number of commitments to support the economic, social and cultural development of rural areas. The Charter included a commitment to develop a policy framework which would feed in to the newNational Planning Framework (NPF) which is currently being developed by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Policy (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Charter for Rural Ireland was published in January 2016 and contained a number of commitments to support the economic, social and cultural development of rural areas. The aim of the National Rural Development Forum which is referenced in the Charter was to ensure that rural stakeholders could contribute to the development of rural development policies and to highlight key issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Waterways Ireland manages and maintains the navigation on the River Erne in County Cavan as part of the Shannon – Erne Waterway. Waterways Ireland public jetties are provided in both Belturbet and Kilconny and the navigation channel is provided with navigation markers and signage as and where required. The upper limit of the managed navigation on the River Erne is just below Erne...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (16 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Waterways Ireland manages and maintains the navigation on the River Erne up to Belturbet/ Kilconny in County Cavan as part of the Shannon – Erne Waterway. The upper limit of the managed navigation on the River Erne is just below Erne Bridge between Belturbet and Kilconny. I am working with Waterways Ireland on the waters upstream from Belturbet/Kilconny, the River Erne and Lough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Service to Inis Mór: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the joint committee and thank it for the invitation to attend. The committee listed five specific items on today's agenda. I will address the committee's queries on the responsibilities and status of Comhar na nOileán, the West Cork Development Partnership and the proposed Mary Robinson centre in Ballina. The Minister of State, Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Community Development: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (15 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: An bhfanfaidh an Seandóir liom dhá nóimint?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Community Development: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (15 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: To give some background to the selection process, in 2015 an open call for expressions of interest was launched by the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government from any group that could show broad local and community participation and wished to develop a local development strategy and be considered as a local action group for the purpose of the delivery of Leader in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Community Development: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (15 Dec 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The decision is not based on the size of population but on the LCDC structure. That was the way it was progressed. It was in the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, and all these processes had been gone through and independently assessed and decided before the function was transferred to my Department. Regarding Galway, the local development strategy for...