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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 609 together. Last January, I announced a new €9 million investment scheme for arts and cultural centres to run over the next three years, focussed on upgrading the existing stock of arts and cultural centres around the country. The funding is being made available as part of the Capital Investment Framework 2016-2021. The scheme will target...

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

Heather Humphreys: Significant progress has been made in drafting the first National Cultural Policy - Culture 2025. This followed a major public consultation process in 2015, including a national cultural workshop held in October at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Work by my Department, the expert steering group and a wider expert committee continued on the document in early 2016 and is currently on-going....

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

Heather Humphreys: The business operator referred to by the Deputy operates under a licence awarded by my Department at the location referred to in the ‘details supplied’. The governance of the location in question is provided for by the Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Act 1932. As the Deputy will be aware, this Act was recently amended by the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 and, in...

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

Heather Humphreys: As indicated by the Taoiseach in his statement to Dáil Éireann of 6th May, my Department will, in its new configuration, retain all of the functions previously assigned to it, in addition to taking on a number of new functions in relation to rural affairs and regional development. This continuing commitment is reflected in the Programme for a Partnership Government.I can assure the...

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

Heather Humphreys: Ireland’s current World Heritage Tentative List has come about from a very comprehensive, thorough and inclusive process undertaken by a panel of Irish and international heritage experts specifically appointed for that purpose. The process included full public consultation and an indepth review of all proposed candidate sites. In the meantime, my Department has engaged with local...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 613, 621 and 626 together. Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is the main channel of the State's current expenditure on the arts and will receive over €60 million in 2016. The Arts Council’s ten-year strategy Making...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Government appreciates the importance of the cultural and creative industries to Ireland, including the music industry. My Department provides significant support for the arts and film through its funding of the Arts Council and the Film Board while my Department provides capital supports for the development of arts and cultural infrastructure. Other financial and policy supports are...

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

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is the main channel of State current expenditure on the arts and will receive over €60 million in 2016. The Arts Council's strategy statement, Making Great Art Work, sets out the Arts Council plans to lead the development...

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

Heather Humphreys: While the provision for arts in the education system 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 Partnership Governmentcommits to the...

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

Heather Humphreys: Significant progress has been made in drafting the first National Cultural Policy - Culture 2025. This followed a major public consultation process in 2015, including a national cultural workshop held in October at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Work by my Department, the expert steering group and a wider expert committee continued on the document in early 2016 and is currently ongoing. The...

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

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is the main channel of the State's current expenditure on the arts and will receive over €60 million in 2016. The Arts Council’s ten-year strategy Making Great Art Work(2016-2025) set outs how it will lead the...

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

Heather Humphreys: I am aware and supportive of the use of vacant premises by artists and arts organisation and I understand that a number of such buildings are currently being utilised by arts organisation across the country. No particular proposals for a nationwide approach have been put to my Department and, in general, I would consider that local approaches driven by artists, local arts officers and the...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Heritage Council, in collaboration with my Department, has led the development of a best practice approach to the development of Community-Led Village Design Statements (VDS). It, in tandem with a number of local authorities and village communities, prepared a toolkit which was launched in October 2012 at the inaugural community-led VDS workshop. The toolkit sets out a step-by-step...

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

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is the main channel of the State's current expenditure on the arts and will receive over €60 million in 2016. The Arts Council’s ten-year strategy Making Great Art Work (2016-2025) set outs how it will lead the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (31 May 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: Cultural Policy (31 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department through Culture Ireland supports Irish artists to present their work worldwide. This serves to raise the global awareness of the strong reputation of the Irish arts sector, generate new career opportunities for Irish artists and develop new audiences abroad for Irish artists. My Department continues to work with the Global Irish Network which has to date made many significant...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department seeks to keep the cost of services that are subject to Professional Services Withholding Tax to a minimum. Expenditure on these services varies over time as various projects commence and others are completed. I am advised that if spending by my Department on such services were maintained at the level observed in 2015, then a 10% reduction in the associated fees would result...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Hunting (26 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: An application was received in my Department last month from the individual in question for a permit under Section 42 of the Wildlife Acts to hunt deer out of season. The permit has issued to the individual.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas (26 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Bull Island is a hugely important resource for nature and for the people of Dublin and visitors to the city. It is of very high nature value and also has many other traditional uses that can co-exist with nature, if carried out on a sustainable use basis. The Bull Island is surveyed annually as part of the Irish Wetland Birds Survey, which collects data on the number of wintering birds...