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

Josepha Madigan: Is the Deputy referring to an island named Inis Cealtra on the Lough Derg where retreats are held?

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

Josepha Madigan: I have great memories of Lough Derg in County Donegal. The retreat is quite tough. As the Deputy is aware, local authorities are expected to take the lead in nominating potential world heritage sites. For his information, the new tentative list will be submitted to UNESCO by July 2021. We extended the application process. I am not aware of the place mentioned by the Deputy or its status....

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

Josepha Madigan: The local authority has a certain autonomy in terms of applying for designation or promoting the site.

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

Josepha Madigan: We are currently managing the ten-year review in that regard. The Department does have a say. We must make selections and there is an expert advisory group that advises the Department on particular sites.

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

Josepha Madigan: The site must demonstrate outstanding universal value-----

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

Josepha Madigan: I am not disputing that, but obviously there is a process that must be followed. If the Deputy so wishes, I and my officials can discuss the matter off line and liaise with him and the Department on it.

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

Josepha Madigan: Of course.

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

Josepha Madigan: I do have Limerick roots of which I am very proud, as my grandparents are from Limerick. I am not sure exactly who the Deputy is alluding to and I should not comment in any event. I do not have the information he seeks. Some of the sites in question are also probably not under my remit. They could be under the remit of the OPW or they may be independent tourism sites. Tourism, per se, is...

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

Josepha Madigan: The Department was about to receive a deluge of section 42 licence applications from tillage farmers arising from faecal contamination by wood pigeons, which are also a scourge on crops. We would not have been in a position, because of Covid-19, to deal with all those applications. For this reason, I reinstated the derogation for the summer months.

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

Josepha Madigan: While the Deputy makes a valid point, I was presented with strong scientific advice from the National Parks and Wildlife Service that wood pigeons were not as much of a danger to crops as had been previously thought. We can be fully transparent on that advice, which is in direct contrast to what tillage farmers believe and what many Deputies have said to me recently. The Deputy is correct...

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

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy speaks very quickly and I did not have time to write down all his questions, but I will do my best to respond. We had a culture debate last week during which I spoke about the arts in general and outlined in considerable detail the amount of funding we have given to the arts sector over the past number of years. People often talk about 2008 as a benchmark in terms of the amount...

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

Josepha Madigan: I do not know if the Deputy was here earlier but that issue has already been sorted out. If he would like, I can get him a written response, but I have stated that there will be a derogation allowed for the summer months.

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

Josepha Madigan: I may well owe my position as a Minister to 1916 but I dare say I owe it more to the suffragettes who, had they not fought for the right to vote for women not to mind my standing here and being allowed to speak in this Chamber, we would not be here at all. I would give them my gratitude in that regard. The Deputy asked a number of questions. Moore Street does not have an extant 18th century...

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

Josepha Madigan: The archaeological discoveries and paraphernalia are with the Department's National Monuments Service. The report on finds is on the Department's website. Other reports are usually in the Department's archive unit. The quarry-brickfield is a recorded monument and included in the record of monuments and places under the National Monuments Acts. There are usually other reports on the...

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

Josepha Madigan: With respect to Deputy Tóibín, he spent several years trying to prevent the development of a visitor facility at 14-17 Moore Street. The Deputy and I have engaged many times over the last few years on the issue of Moore Street, in particular when he was spokesperson in another party. My intention is to have the conservation of the national monument buildings, 14-17 Moore Street,...

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

Josepha Madigan: It is my understanding currently but it could be subject to change with a new Government.

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

Josepha Madigan: My sister lives close to the Phoenix Park so she would be delighted to have cars banned but I am not in a position to say that they will be. My understanding is that it would be primarily the responsibility of Dublin City Council in terms of car parking. It would not be via my Department. It does not come within my remit. Certainly, it is something the Deputy could raise with the local...

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

Josepha Madigan: I meant to say that the OPW looks after the Phoenix Park. The Deputy may wish to contact the OPW about the previous issue. While it is good that we have many artists using online media to showcase their work, it is not desirable in the long-term and we want to see artists able to perform in an outdoor space such as the Phoenix Park or other such places. Obviously, that can be explored....

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

Josepha Madigan: I recall the Bill relating to the National Famine Commemoration Day. It was a real shame it could not be held in Buncrana this year and they were looking forward to it. Last year we were in Sligo and although it rained for the entire afternoon, it was very poignant. The Taoiseach attended with me last year. It is an important commemoration and I felt this year it received much more...

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

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy is right that the coming months will be very difficult for the heritage sector. I am not sure whether he was here earlier when I mentioned cafés, franchises and so forth on historical sites. There has been a huge loss of revenue for that sector, and the Heritage Council has carried out a number of surveys in which we have seen that. Some of the sites are free; some are not....