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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (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.   Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, gives primary responsibility to local authorities to identify and protect the architectural heritage...

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

Josepha Madigan: The temporary wage subsidy is administered by the Revenue Commissioners and is available to qualifying employers in respect of employees who were on the employer’s payroll as at 29 February 2020 and for whom a payroll submission was made to Revenue in the period from 1 February 2020 to 15 March 2020.  In addition to the temporary wage subsidy scheme, the Government is also...

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

Josepha Madigan: My Department continues to operate and provide the services under my responsibility in line with Government Guidance on public health relating to Covid-19. National Parks and Wildlife Service staff were designated essential workers from the outset of the Covid 19 related restriction and continued to perform their full range of functions. All essential operational work of the National...

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

Josepha Madigan: I recently signed the State Wide Declaration for the period up to 30 April 2021 which allows the killing and capturing of certain wild bird species where they are causing damage to crops, livestock and fauna or represent a threat to public health or safety.The Declaration is published on the website of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department at . The Declaration includes...

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

Josepha Madigan: My Department and those bodies under is aegis have engaged in expenditure of the type described by the Deputy of approximately €41,000 to date in 2020.  Of this total some €950 related to expenditure by the Department on raising awareness of aspects of the  Creative Ireland programme including the recent RTÉ  documentary on the Creative Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: 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 which actions will be taken and which public health measures...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My Department has responsibility for the licensing and inspection of zoos under the European Communities (Licensing and Inspection of Zoos) Regulations 2003, S.I. No. 440 of 2003. Under these Regulations, zoos are obliged to operate in accordance with the standards set out in the Irish Standards of Modern Zoo Practice (ISMZP). The granting and renewal of a licence from my Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Control (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1083, 1085, 1086, 1089, 1093 to 1095, inclusive, 1097, 1100, 1101, 1103, 1104 and 1107 together. I signed the Wild Birds State Wide Declaration last month for the period 1 May 2020 to 30 April 2021 which allows the killing and capturing of certain wild bird species where they are causing damage to crops, livestock and fauna or represent a threat to public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gorse Burning (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1087 and 1088 together. My Department has taken some 8 prosecutions under the Wildlife Acts since 2010 for illegal burning of vegetation in counties Clare, Cork and Kerry. Fines have ranged from €50 to €600 with in some cases defendants also paying the prosecution legal costs and expenses. My Department also liaises with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Health and Safety Regulations (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has published the National Return to Work Safely Protocol, which guides businesses in making their assessments and adapting their workplace procedures and practices to comply fully with the COVID-19 related public health protection measures. The Protocol sets out in very clear terms for employers and workers the steps that they must take...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Film Industry (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I understand that on 11 May last, elected members of South Dublin County Council agreed to the sale of 48 acres at Grange Castle Business Park to Lens Media Limited and that there are plans that that the site will be used for the construction of a media park which will incorporate sound stages, workshop space and office space and will facilitate film, TV and digital content production....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Control (27 May 2020)

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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My Department has received an application from the organisation in question and a decision will be made on the application in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architectural Heritage (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The national monuments in State care already take in some one thousand sites at over 760 locations around the country. These command very considerable resource commitments in terms of both funding and personnel. Nevertheless, in the interests of preservation, conservation, management and presentation of the built and archaeological heritage, my Department acquires certain additional heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The Government put income supports in place for people who have lost their income 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 paid by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Arts Funding (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: There were no applications from Co Clare to my Department's 2020 Small Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme. The Arts Council fund a number of festivals in the county of Clare under its Festival investment scheme. Further details of this scheme and others can be accessed on the Arts Council website at the following link All funding decisions can be viewed on its website at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: 385 employees of my Department are assigned to the area of natural heritage through the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department. Officials of my Department carry out scientific research, survey work and monitor compliance with national and European law in relation to nature conservation across the country. Assignment is not on a county basis but rather on a countrywide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Arts Funding (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The COVID-19 crisis gives rise to many challenges for the nation as a whole and is having an unprecedented impact on the on the arts, culture, heritage and Gaeltacht sectors. As part of its suite of responses to the COVID-19 situation, the Government issued guidance on returning to the workplace on 9th May. The 'Return to Work Safely Protocol' clearly and comprehensively sets out the steps...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Arts Funding (27 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I understand that the scheme to which the Deputy refers is a funding scheme operated by the Arts Council. Under Section 24 (2) of the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council is statutorily independent in its funding decisions and I as Minister cannot intervene in its decisions in this regard. I understand that over the past few months, the Arts Council has taken decisions to direct its 2020 funding...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: In general, we do not have the phenomenon of spontaneous combustion in Ireland. I can get more details for the Deputy but I know that since the restrictions came into place on 12 March there have been seven wildfires. One occurred in Killarney and the other six in Wicklow. I am not personally aware of the fire in Donegal. The Deputy referred to a register of fires but we already have one...