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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through 2 grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the Local Authorities. These are the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF), both of which accept applications for repairs to thatched buildings. While the primary responsibility to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Ireland, like all EU Member States, is bound by the requirements of the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. These Directives aim to ensure the protection of habitats and species which have been selected for conservation within special areas of conservation and special protection areas. Significant efforts have been made by the State to resolve the issue of the protection of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Historic Structures Fund (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through 2 grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the local authorities. These schemes are the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF), both of which accept applications for repairs to thatched buildings. The BHIS provides grant...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Firstly I should clarify that the role of my Department is to support the protection, conservation, and sustainable management of our national built heritage and ensure an appropriate policy and legislative framework is in place to help secure its future. It has no specific role in relation to the promotion of any material or process for furthering these aims. The Deputy may be aware,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Control (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My Department has received an application from the named person but with a different address in Co. Kerry for a permit under the Wildlife Acts to cull seals due to damage to fishing nets.A response has issued to the applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Remit (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland is responsible for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of the inland navigable waterway system throughout the island, principally for recreational purposes, and is also tasked with the promotion, including marketing and development, of the tourism and commercial potential of the inland waterways for which it has responsibility. In order to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Remit (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland has informed me that the Body is not in a position to provide details of commercial operating licences issued for the period 1992 to 1999 prior to its inception. Waterways Ireland commenced issuing commercial operating licences in 2002 with the first operating licence being issued on the Shannon Navigation in 2005. Details of all commercial operating licences issued on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The attached table outlines the boat traffic data provided by Waterways Ireland for the Shannon Navigation at its various locks and lifting bridges for the period 2006 to date. Data in relation to boat traffic prior to 2006 is not available. YEAR 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The breakdown of the Waterways Ireland budget by category in each of the years 2010 to 2019 is set out on the attached table. Waterways Ireland Budget 2010-2019 € € € € € € € € € € YEAR 2010 2011 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Data (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The number of employees working in Waterways Ireland is currently 303 of which 65 are employed in the Western Region covering the Shannon Navigation. Waterways Ireland was established under statute in 1999 and an organisational structure was prepared and agreed in July 2000. In subsequent years that structure was established and implemented as resources allowed. In that context it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Reviews (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The statutory provisions relating to the use or possession of detection devices for archaeological purposes, and in relation to discoveries of archaeological objects generally, are set out in the National Monuments Acts. While it is unlawful to be in possession of, or to use, a detection device on any monument site protected under those Acts without Ministerial consent under section 2 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that the estimated annualised cost to the vote of my Department if the rate of employer PRSI was increased to 15.75% for the portion of salaries over €100,000 would be in the region of €50,000.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1327 and 1328 together. I understand that the candidate special areas of conservation referred to in the Deputy’s Questions are Ballysadare Bay candidate special area of conservation (site code 000622) and Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) candidate special area of conservation (site code 000627). Ballysadare Bay and Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Management (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: My Department recognises that increased incidences and severity of storms has resulted in changes along the coastline, including in areas that have been designated as NATURA 2000 sites. It is important to recognise that coastlines undergo a constant cycle of erosion and accretion as part of natural processes. Shorelines absorb and attenuate the energy entering the coastal zone, thereby...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: As part of its suite of responses to the COVID-19 situation, the Government introduced new temporary measures to provide financial support to workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis including the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment and a Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme. The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Protected Disclosures (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Under Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act, public bodies are required to prepare a report not later than the 30th June each year setting out the number of protected disclosures made to it in the course of the immediately preceding year and certain other information relating to any such protected disclosures. Reports for the years 2015 - 2018 have been published on my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: The national monuments in State care number some one thousand sites at over 760 locations around the country and these command considerable resource commitments in terms of both funding and personnel allocations. In addition, there are in excess of 120,000 monuments listed in the Record of Monuments and Places. Because of the resource implications, the State is only ever in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1336 and 1337 together. 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. The full financial and economic implications of the crisis are not yet known, as further information continues to come to hand and having regard to the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate the Deputy’s concern regarding the recent fires and illegal burning generally. There are already a number of the Multi-Agency Gorse Fire Groups in existence that explore issues surrounding such fires, in different locations around the country. My Department, through its National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), is one of a number of agencies represented on such groups....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (13 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: No decision has been taken on the provision of any funding to the National Children’s Science Museum upon its completion. The amount of funding provided to date by my Department in relation to the project is as follows: 2006 – 2009 €637,500 2016 €25,000. Any philanthropic donations raised by the National Children’s Science Museum is a matter for that entity.