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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Data (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not keep a central register each incident reported on wildlife crimes given that many of these are reported by various means to the local conservation ranger of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).  However, reports of the Raptor Protocol, which is a collaborative approach between my Department, the Regional Veterinary Laboratories, and the State Laboratory...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1265, 1291 and 1293 together. Details of the Arts Council’s expenditure under each funding scheme for all disciplines are published on the Arts Council's website with information showing all allocations from 2008 to 2020. This can be accessed at /.Decisions are routinely published in the Arts Council newsletter, and decisions are also recorded in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1267 and 1279 together. I refer the Deputies to my reply to Parliamentary Question Nos 1083, 1085, 1086, 1089, 1093, 1094, 1095, 0197, 1100, 1101, 1103, 1104 and 1107 of 27 May 2020 where I addressed the various issues raised by the Deputies.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The funding allocated for the restoration of the Ulster Canal in 2019 was €260,000. The expenditure at the end of 2019 was €105,000. Works relating to the installation of a new floating jetty facility at Castle Saunderson were completed in October 2019.  This capital investment in navigational infrastructure will create a new destination for waterway users...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland was successful in 2019 in securing €325,000 of Category 2 funding (project development) towards the restoration of the Ulster Canal under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund  for  restoration between Clones and Clonfad (circa 1 km) in County Monaghan. A further 25% of match funding is being provided by my Department. A commission to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1270, 1273 and 1278 together. The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business, published on 1 May 2020, sets out an indicative path to the easing of COVID 19 restrictions and other actions in order to facilitate the reopening Ireland’s society and economy in a phased manner. The Roadmap specifies that decisions in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: As I have previously informed the House in May 2018 and in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1399 of 20 May 2020, Parliamentary Question No. 3025 of 23 July 2019 and Parliamentary Question No. 2584 of 24 July 2018, the Government, on 1st May 2018, approved the designation of the third Sunday of May each year as the National Famine Commemoration Day, with the arrangements for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1274 to 1276, inclusive, together. In Ireland, primary support for the arts is delivered through the Arts Council which set up as a statutory agency under the Arts Act 2003.  The Government provides funding to the Council to carry out its statutory functions.  In 2020, the Arts Council has funding of €80.5m to fund the arts as defined...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1277 and 1287 together. The COVID-19 crisis gives rise to many challenges for the nation as a whole and is having an unprecedented impact on the arts, culture, heritage and Gaeltacht sectors. The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business, published on 1 May 2020, sets out an indicative path to the easing of COVID 19...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: An application for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme had been received from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s Question.   Annual payments for 2020 (€1,554 to each qualifying applicant) under the scheme to qualifying applicants are being made. I am advised that the payment was made to the bank account of the applicant on 27...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1281 and 1289 together. In 2011, the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department drafted the “Strategy for Conservation of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel in Ireland”. This Strategy proposed a particular focus of conservation efforts on the 8 best pearl mussel rivers in the country, and set out that it would not be possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department manages an extensive conservation and recreational property portfolio of some 87,000 hectares. Our 6 National Parks account for circa 65,000 hectares with another almost 22,000 hectares of nature reserves and other heritage sites. In the past 4 years more than €3m has been invested in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenways Provision (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Royal Canal The Department for Transport, Tourism and Sport has allocated €12.3m to the Royal Canal Greenway since 2012. This Greenway is expected to open this year from Maynooth in County Kildare to Cloondara in County Longford and become the longest stretch of Greenway in the country at 130km long, including the Longford Branch. There is still some work on installation of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The freshwater pearl mussel is a species that is very sensitive to water quality and to land use management that may impact on the rivers in which it lives. It is therefore essential that measures to improve status are developed and implemented with the cooperation of landowners, farmers, foresters and water users, and the Government Departments and Agencies, and Local...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Culture Ireland’s budget for 2020 is €4.6m and this funding is allocated through three  grant rounds per year and for the delivery of key international showcases to secure new touring opportunities for artists. While grant funding is awarded on the basis of quality of work with reference to strategically important territories rather than on art form basis, there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The EU Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII) is comprised of two regulations, Regulation 2020/460 (CRII), and Regulation 2020/558 (CRII Plus) which entered into force on 1 April and 23 April 2020 respectively.  The CRII regulations allow Members States to use unspent pre-allocated cohesion support, amounting to €8 billion, to respond to COVID-19 by supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Creative Europe is the EU’s framework programme to support the cultural and audiovisual sectors. The current programme runs from 2014 to 2020 with an overall budget of €1.46 billion (funding to MEDIA 54%; Culture 31%; Cross-sectoral 31%). Support to the culture sector includes funding for projects across all genres, such as literature, dance, theatre, music and the visual arts....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The Government is providing a range of income supports for people who have lost employment as a result of the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the corona virus.  My colleague the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection is responsible for the COVID 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment.  This payment by the Department of Employment Affairs and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My role with regard to the protection and management of our architectural heritage is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation, as are the roles of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners. As Minister, I can make recommendations to planning authorities for buildings and structures to be included on the Record of Protected Structures. These recommendations arise from the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (3 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy will be aware that the Department recently supported the Other Voices Courage programme, which included a number of performances at national cultural institutions, as part of a range of measures to support personal and collective well being.  More generally, the Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business, published on 1 May 2020, sets out an...