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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The voted funding allocation to the Heritage Council each year is published in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s Revised Estimates Volume. The funding provided from 2015 to 2019 is set out below. Heritage Council Funding 2015-2019 Total 2015 Capital 2015 Current ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I understand that the Heritage Town Programme, referenced by the Deputy,was an initiative promoted by Fáilte Ireland in the 1990s. As Fáilte Ireland is under the aegis of my colleague the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport, he may be in a position to advise on any possible successor to that programme. The Deputy may be interested in the Historic Towns Initiative (HTI)...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As the Creative Ireland Programme is a whole-of-Government policy initiative, a number of departments and agencies provide financial support to activities that are encompassed by different pillars of the Programme. The work of the Creative Ireland Programme office is focused on Creative Youth, Creative Communities, the National Creativity Fund, and other supporting elements of the programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department strives to ensure that there is an appropriate focus on best procurement practice and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant guidelines to the greatest extent possible. Where exceptions do arise, as provided for under the provisions of Circular 40/02, the Department provides the details of such instances to the Comptroller and Auditor General and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Hill of Tara is one of Ireland’s premier national monuments and is of international prominence and importance. In recent years, it has been subject to extensive research by the Discovery Programme, funded by my Department, through which our knowledge and understanding of the site has been greatly increased. Against a background of high visitor footfall, my Department has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Details of expenditure by my Department and all Government departments are published by the Department of Finance on a monthly basis at: . Expenditure for my Department to 30thSeptember 2019 amounted to approximately €230 million; €38 million in capital funds and approximately €192 million in current funds. While it is too early at this point in time to accurately...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No 37 of 19 September my Department is aware that the EU draft Regulation on the use of lead in gunshot could provide a range of difficulties to transition to new guns/gunshot for many gun owners in Ireland, including farmers and hunters, as many gun owners could have to make alternative arrangements, in many cases to purchase new guns. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Issues (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As I have previously advised the House in my response to Dáil Question No. 273 of 19 September last, negotiations on both the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement and political declaration on the framework for the EU-UK future relationship, were conducted on behalf of the EU27 by the EU's Chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, and the Commission's Article 50 Taskforce. An agreement was reached on a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2018 are the primary statutes designed to afford protection to the various species in the State and which set out the framework for dealing with wildlife crime. In addition, the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 include provisions affording strict protection to a number of species and habitats. Wildlife crime takes many forms...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The table below shows the funding provided by my Department to arts and culture centres in counties Sligo and Leitrim in the past 4 years. Organisation County Grant allocated Project details Status of grant Year Organisation County Grant allocated Project details Status...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department issued revised licences for the netting and tagging of hares for coursing last month to allow the netting of hares on a managed and restricted basis and only in areas unaffected by the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD2) virus. Revised licences have issued to the Irish Coursing Clubs with additional conditions permitting netting outside of areas where wild hares and rabbits...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Withdraw that remark.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Do not accuse me of that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: That is disgraceful.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: And the remark-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy should withdraw the remark made to me also.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: They will actually have more money.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: May 2020.