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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The National Library is one of our foremost National Cultural Institutions, charged with collecting, preserving, promoting and making accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland. The Library holds part of its collection in an historic Victorian-era building in Kildare Street that would not meet modern standards in terms of environmental and other controls. In...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 146 together. Ireland, like all EU Member States, is bound by the requirements of the EU Habitats and Birds Directives. These Directives aim to ensure the protection of habitats and species which have been selected for conservation. My Department works with farmers, other landowners and users, and national and local authorities, trying to achieve the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (1 Jun 2016)

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. I can assure the Deputy that I will be engaging with my colleagues in Government and with the Oireachtas to seek to advance this commitment in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 152 together. Employment in the arts and cultural sectors encompasses a wide range of activities, from theatre and music to tourism. It may also embody the industrial creative sectors, including audio-visual production. My primary role is to support artists and the creative industries in Ireland using the mechanisms available to me across Government...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Provisions to amend the Canals Act 1986 so as to allow for the subsequent making of bye-laws to regulate boating on the canals and to manage the use of the canals are contained in The Heritage Bill 2016, which passed its 2nd Stage reading in Seanad Éireann on 20 January 2016. As the Deputy will appreciate, the 1988 Canal Bye-Laws have been in force for some 27 years and need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: As set out in the Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government recognises that domestic turf cutters have a traditional right to cut turf and that this right is balanced with the conservation objectives and legal obligations on the State. Significant efforts have been made by the State to resolve the issue of the protection of Ireland’s raised bog special areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Irish Film Board is the national development agency for Irish filmmaking and the Irish film, television and animation industry. The Board supports and promotes the Irish screen industries at major international markets and festivals, promotes inward investment, the use of Ireland as a location for international production and provides support for companies filming in Ireland. The Film...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: While the provision for arts in the education system and the content of the school curriculum is primarily a matter for the Department of Education and Skills, I am firmly committed to continuing the work of the ongoing partnership between that Department, my own Department and the Arts Council, in line with the Arts in Education Charter. In this regard, I am pleased that the Programme for a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Private support for the arts is an important funding source and the Government continues to support this through tax incentives and other initiatives. The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to encourage strong, mutually beneficial links between the business community and the arts community to assist arts organisations to capitalise on sponsorship opportunities and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: While my Department often receives information relating to existing or potential risks to heritage sites or buildings, deemed to be at risk, from local authorities, the Heritage Council, heritage-based NGOs and members of the public, a single set of comprehensive statistics is not available in respect of the number and location of heritage sites or buildings deemed to be at risk throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for a Partnership Governmentcontains a very important commitment to work to progressively increase funding to the arts, including the Arts Council, as the economy continues to improve. The Arts Council in turn supports the work of local authorities in promoting the arts at local and community level. My Department also provides capital grants to assist in providing and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Programmes (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589, 591 and 603 together. I am aware of the funding issues in relation to the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), which was founded in 1976 following a resolution of the European Parliament. Between 1976 and 2013, the EUYO was supported by the EU as a Cultural Ambassador under various EU funding programmes in the creative sector. Between 2000 and 2014, EU...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Staff (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by Waterways Ireland that the number of staff employed by it on the North Shannon (Athlone to Lough Allen) in 2012 was 43. The number of staff currently employed in this region is 37.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Fund (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The scope for funding for the conservation of the built heritage is currently constrained by the significant demands on public finances within the context of a recovering economy that is facing a challenging national and international environment. Financial support is being provided by my Department through a number of structured schemes for the conservation and protection of heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Most of my Department's arts and culture budget is allocated to the cultural institutions and agencies under its remit. Within these allocations, the Arts Council is the primary State agency for funding the arts in Ireland. Details of the Arts Council's expenditure including its individual grants are published on the Arts Council's website at . Details of the funding allocations made...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Funding for local authority arts programmes is provided by the Arts Council under the Local Authority grant scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to support the ongoing programme and strategic actions of the local authority arts services in developing the arts locally. Further details are available on the website of the Council at My Department does not directly fund local authority arts...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I allocated a total of €58.593 million to the Arts Council in 2015. The Council, although funded by my Department, is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations, and specifically in its funding decisions. Information on the Arts Council's funding schemes, funding decisions and the reasons for those decisions is available for each county through its funding decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department was established on 2nd June 2011. Expenditure from my Department's Administrative Budget on media advertising is set out in the following table from June 2011to February 2016 in the following table. All of this expenditure was in respect of print media. Year Organisation Amount (€) 2011 Truvo Ireland Ltd 14,963 2011 Brindley Advertising 14,150 2011 Iris...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 607 together. 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. I can assure the Deputy that I will be engaging with my colleagues in Government and with the Oireachtas to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Employment Data (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600 and 602 together. The CSO does not provide workforce statistics showing the breakdown of numbers employed in the arts. The nature of employment within these sectors encompasses a wide range of activities, from theatre and music to tourism. It may also embody the industrial creative sectors, including audio-visual production. My primary role is to...