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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Designation (4 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that the boundaries of the six SPAs designated for the conservation of the hen harrier were defined on foot of a scientific protocol to include lands that had proximity to known hen harrier breeding territories. Suitable habitat mainly included heath, bog, rough grassland and plantation forest of varying ages. I am further advised that it is not feasible to swap designations on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (28 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that it commissioned a Strategic Environmental Assessment for the proposed extension of the Erne Navigation from Belturbet to Killeshandra and Killykeen in Co. Cavan. Based on the environmental information obtained from this process, Waterways Ireland considers that the environmental...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: As this is the first time I have had an opportunity to speak in the Thirty-second Dáil, I want to thank the people of Cavan-Monaghan for electing me to this House and for putting their trust in me to serve them once again. While stability programme updates are a relatively new phenomenon, the reality is they are a legacy of the crash. This positive policy measure is designed to keep a...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy should ask the questions.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I explained to the Deputy that I will arrange to have the questions answered. I do not have an answer to that question at the minute.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I do not believe-----

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I do not have an answer for the Deputy now. I will get an answer.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Projects (26 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has been proactive in its engagement with Galway County Council from the outset of this process and has invested a significant amount of resources in assisting the Council to meet its obligations under the EU Habitats Directive. My officials and the National Roads Office of Galway County Council have met five times on these matters, as well as being in touch by phone and email,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ulster Canal Restoration Project (26 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Government approval to restore a 2.5 km stretch of the Ulster Canal from the Shannon-Erne Waterway to the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan, was granted on 24 February 2015. The project, which comprises three work phases, is being undertaken by Waterways Ireland. Phase 1, the site investigation work, has been completed. Phase 2, dredging of the River Finn, is in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (21 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department will forward the details of located corncrakes by letter to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Designation (21 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together. The intention to designate the Falcarragh to Meenlaragh special protection area was advertised in July 2011. Notifications, including maps and other information, were sent to those identified as having an interest in the land at that time. In addition, notices of the intention to designate the site were published to further raise...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Fish Species (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is concerned about the possible impact of Asian Clam in the River Shannon and Lough Ree, but is also aware of the great practical difficulty in eradication and prevention of its spread once it has arrived in any river system. By the time this species was recorded in the Shannon at Lanesborough, it was already present in huge numbers in the warm water stretch above the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The draft National Raised Bog SAC (Special Area of Conservation) Management Plan was published in January 2014. It sets out how the raised bog special areas of conservation are to be managed into the future and how the needs of turf cutters are to be addressed. It is expected that this Plan will be finalised over the coming period and, subject to the approval of the Government, will be...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Staff (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that staffing levels on this waterway were reviewed in late 2015 when the number of full-time Waterway Patrollers was reduced from four to three due to the retirement of a Patroller in November 2015. Taking into consideration the levels of activity on the waterway during the shoulder seasons, Waterways Ireland decided to operate the waterway with...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Details regarding the number of appointments I made in 2015 and 2016 to State Boards in bodies funded from my Department's Vote, broken down by body and by the region in which the appointee resided at the time of his/her appointment, are set out in the table. Agency Dublin Rest of Leinster Munster Connacht Ulster National Library of Ireland 8 2 1 Nil 1 Irish Manuscripts...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ulster Canal Restoration Project (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Government approval to restore a 2.5km stretch of the Ulster Canal from the Shannon-Erne Waterway to the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan, was granted on 24 February 2015. The project, which comprises three work phases, is being undertaken by Waterways Ireland. Phase 1, the site investigation work, has been completed. Phase 2, dredging of the River Finn, is in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Hares are a protected species under the Wildlife Acts. There is, however, an Open Season for hare species, which extends from 26 September to 28 February of the following year and allows for the hunting of hares. My Department is aware of the existence of some illegal hare hunting around the country and there have been a number of successful prosecutions taken in recent years by the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (20 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The Remembrance Walls are an initiative of Glasnevin Trust and were unveiled by the Taoiseach at the State Ceremonial Interfaith Service on 9 April. While my Department has not provided any funds towards the construction of the Wall, it is a project which I fully support.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Procurement of services in my Department is carried out in accordance with relevant EU and national legislation. Tenders issued by my Department with a value in excess of €10,000 for ICT and €25,000 for all other contracts are published on the e-tenders website in accordance with the relevant limits. Five such public tenders were issued to date in 2016 and details are available...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (14 Apr 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 873 and 874 together. There are memorials to the victims of the Famine in various locations in Ireland and abroad.A number of these, such as the National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, Co. Mayo, and that standing outside the United Nations building in New York, were commissioned and funded by the State. Other memorials are the product of philanthropic or local...