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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: That is fine. I look forward to that.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: On the carry-over, the €12,016 is for the decade of centenaries. The figure for the Cork Events Centre is €1 million. For the heritage sector the figure is €3.75 million, and the allocation for Teach an Phiarsaigh is €250,000. There is a total of €6.2 million, and that is carried over from last year. What is important is that in the 2015 budget I have...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: We worked that out with the people there and they were very happy with that.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Unfortunately, we have been managing in very difficult times and hard decisions have had to be made. I want to be clear in pointing out that this year we have managed to hold on to our budget and to increase it. We held the budget as it was for 2014 and increased it. I am very happy with that. The National Library of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland are satisfied that there has...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for her questions. As regards the €4 million in additional funding for the 2016 commemorations, I was clear from the start that I wanted community involvement in them. Of course we will have the major parades which are all very much Dublin focused, but I want to give all citizens an opportunity to participate and engage with 2016. For that reason, 25% of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Some 80 applicants from Barroughter Bog special area of conservation have received payments under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme administered by my Department. 5 applicants have received deliveries of turf. 74 applicants have indicated that they are land owners or turbary right holders and 11 claim to have been cutting with the consent of a land owner or turbary right...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Legal Costs (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Since its establishment on 2 June 2011, my Department has not engaged the firms of solicitors to which the Deputy refers and consequently, no payments have been made to them. With regard to bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group, the Deputy will appreciate that the matters raised are part of the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the bodies in question. Accordingly, the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: An application for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s Question was received by my Department on 18 February 2015 and has been acknowledged. This application is being assessed and once the assessment is completed my Department will be in contact with the applicant. The Review of Raised Bog Natural Heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (3 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: In 2007, a capital grant of €2 million was approved in principle for the project referred to in the Deputy's Question. The offer of the grant was subject to a number of conditions, including a condition that my Department's contribution to the project would not exceed €2 million. There are no additional funds available to my Department to increase the level of grant at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (26 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: The funding for the Cork Event Centre was agreed by Government in 2013 as part of the Estimates 2014 process and was announced on Budget Day in October 2013. The project was part of the stimulus package announced from proceeds of the National Lottery Licence transaction. A provision of €1m has been made in my Department's Vote in respect of estimated expenditure for 2015. A number of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cearta Móna (25 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Níl aon socruithe ginearálta i bhfeidhm ag mo Roinnse faoina bhfuil stráicí móna curtha ar cíos ná ar léas i gConamara ná in aon áit eile. É sin ráite, tá roinnt socruithe sonracha i bhfeidhm, ar socruithe stairiúla iad go príomha. Mar shampla, tá cead ag trí theaghlach móin a ghearradh ar thailte...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (25 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: The Curragh is considered the most extensive tract of semi-natural grassland in the country and has great natural value, as well as its notable archaeological and historical significance. While my Department is aware of the conservation issues referred to by the Deputy, the regulation of the vehicles on the Curragh is a matter for the Department of Defence and unlawful dumping is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (25 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: The scope for funding for the conservation of the built heritage is currently constrained by the significant reduction in the public finances. Nonetheless, a number of State financial supports provide for the conservation and preservation of heritage structures in general. I recently announced an allocation of €624,000 for the Structures at Risk Fund 2015,to enable conservation works...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (24 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: I, together with my Government colleagues, am committed to ensuring that the commemorations to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising will be inclusive, appropriate and respectful. The relatives of those who fought and those who died during the Rising will play a key role in the Ireland 2016programme and I am actively engaging with them to ensure that will have a central involvement in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not administer a funding scheme specifically for thatched structures. However, the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government administers a grant scheme for the renewal or repair of thatched roofs of owner occupied houses. I refer the Deputy to that Department for details of eligibility criteria for that scheme. A number of State financial supports provide...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Designation (24 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland, like all EU Member States, is bound by the requirements of the Birds and Habitats Directives. This is a legal obligation and a number of EU Member States, including Ireland, have been subject to adverse judgements of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in relation to failures to fully comply with the Directives. The Hen Harrier was a key issue in the judgment of the CJEU in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Programmes (24 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Whilst my Department provides funding to the agency referred to by the Deputy, the board and executive of that body are responsible for all operational matters and I have no direct function in that regard. My Department has had no direct involvement in the project referred to. However, my Department has been advised by the body in question that it has decided to withdraw from an EU-funded...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (24 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: In response to notice given to my Department under the National Monuments Acts, Kildare County Council was informed on 25 August 2014 that, apart from a small number of sites that did not include the specific location referred to by the Deputy, there was no objection to the Council’s proposals to carry out a series of works to graveyards around the county.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Waterways Ireland is currently pioneering the development and promotion of Blueways on the inland navigations which it manages. Having formulated design specifications and standards with the National Trails Office in 2012/2013 for the development of Small Vessel Trails, and having adopted the design standards for the development of walking and cycle trails, Waterways Ireland, together...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: On 9 February last, I announced an allocation of €624,000 for the Structures at Risk Fund 2015, to enable conservation works to heritage structures, in both private and public ownership, which are deemed to be at significant risk of deterioration and are protected under the Planning and Development Acts 2000, as amended. This Fund, which will be administered through the local...