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Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy is right that some do not. I am just providing examples of where people came together and saw what they needed to do. In fairness, I have yet to see a good project refused funding. Ideas were put together, applications were made and we were able to support them. I want to see more of that. Again, it is about working on a collaborative basis. I have great faith in local...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Castleblayney got it and Lough Egish Food Park. It was to facilitate businesses to look at how they could make an application for broadband.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am not aware of any. There will be the next time. No application came in.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Decisions on Leader allocations were based on the rural deprivation index and other statistics on rural areas. County Kildare was allocated €5.26 million, while County Leitrim received €5.9 million. An assessment was made and-----

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Decisions on Leader allocations are based on rural deprivation.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The programme for partnership Government includes a commitment to increase funding for the Leader programme and to make available more competitive capital funding to allow Leader groups to bid for additional resources for projects that best support rural economic development. I will work on this matter in the budgetary process.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: On broadband, a procurement process is under way for the national broadband plan. In the meantime, I want to ensure that once the plan has been agreed and signed off, every county will be broadband ready. I will work with local authorities on this matter. I will meet representatives of the County and City Managers Association, CCMA, shortly when I will ask that every county produce a...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I do not have anything to say about it.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Yes, if there is any.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: It is the funding received from the European Union after the money has been spent.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Waterways Ireland has informed me that substantial upgrading and investment would be required to carry out restoration works on the dry docks facility at Mullingar Harbour. Unfortunately in view of available resources, there are no plans for such works at present.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: A feasibility study by Waterways Ireland regarding restoration of the Longford Branch of the Royal Canal was published on its website in October 2014 and may be accessed at the following link: . The recommendation from the feasibility study was as follows: “Given the current financial climate and because of the associated costs, environmental issues and uncertainty regarding planning...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I announced a new €9 million investment scheme for arts and cultural centres to run over the next three years, focused on enhancing the existing stock of such centres around the country. The funding is being made available as part of the Capital Investment Framework 2016-2021. It should be noted, however, that the focus of this scheme will be primarily be on arts and cultural...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402 and 403 together. Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts 1976, as amended, prohibits the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction of vegetation, with certain strict exemptions, from 1 March to 31 August. Following a review of Section 40, which involved, inter alia, consideration of submissions from interested parties, I announced proposals in December...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: There may be scope for the committee referred to by the Deputy to apply for funding under a variety of schemes operated by my Department but, in the main, this would have to be done via the relevant local authority or relevant Local Action Group in the case of LEADER. Four schemes operated by my Department could potentially be of benefit - the Built Heritage Investment Scheme, the Structures...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014–2020 will provide €250 million in financial resources to support the development of sustainable rural communities. Under the programme, funding will be distributed by Local Action Groups to rural communities in line with the local development strategies that have been developed within each sub-regional area in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Records (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 408 together. The following table outlines the staffing figures for the National Archives since the establishment of my Department in June 2011. I intend to bring an implementation plan to Cabinet regarding a change to the 30-year rule for the making public of Departmental Records in the National Archives. Until that implementation plan has been...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: In October 2015, the then Government decided that the National Archives Act 1986 should be amended to reduce the period after which Departmental records must be made available to the public in the National Archives from 30 years to 20 years. This will be done on a phased basis. My Department is preparing the Heads of Bill to give effect to this decision, which I will bring to Government shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department are authorised officers, along with An Garda Síochána, in relation to ensuring that the provisions of Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts are enforced. While information is not available to me as to the number of occasions Section 40(3) of the Wildlife Acts has been invoked, I understand that this provision has been...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (5 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to note that I will launch the LEADER programme later this week. My Department has issued funding agreements to local action groups in 21 of the 28 sub-regional areas designated under the LEADER programme, and I expect that most, if not all, of these local action groups will be in a position to finalise their respective agreements at this event. The delivery of LEADER will...