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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am pleased to commend this budget to the House. It has been framed at a uniquely challenging time for our nation, and the Government has been prudent in ensuring that we have the necessary resources at our disposal to meet these challenges while also preserving the longer-term sustainability of the public finances. We are continuing to make progress on the commitment to double funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Details of expenditure by my Department are published in the Annual Appropriation Account and subject to audit by the Comptroller & Auditor General. The 2018 Appropriation Account for the Department is available at www.chg.gov.ie/app/uploads/2019/10/dchg-appropriation-accoun t-2018.pdf. The incidental expenses incurred by my Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019 were...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Taoiseach has indicated that a new simplified process is being put in place to ensure certainty over the levels of funding and delivery mechanisms for the centre referred to by the Deputy, which will provide a substantial addition to the cultural offering in Cork City and County when it is complete. Under the new arrangements it is intended that responsibility for oversight of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Regional and Headquarters staff have checked their files, and the specific case for which my Department has records is an application from Navan Anglers for permission to carry out an Activity Requiring Consent under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 on the Boyne Main Channel from Kilcarne Bridge to Navan. The location in question is located...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The following table shows the allocation to and amount spent on the Music Capital Scheme in each of the four years requested by the Deputy. The Scheme is operated by Music Network on behalf of my Department. In general, allocations are made at the end of a year and are drawn down in the following year. The most recent allocation was made in 2018 and most of this has been drawn down in 2019....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: An application for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme has been received by my Department from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s question. With respect to 53 raised bog special areas of conservation, the qualifying criteria for the scheme are that: - The applicant must have had a legal interest (ownership or a turbary right (right to cut...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Control (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: A review of the derogation process under Article 9 of the EU Birds Directive was completed by ANIAR Ecology last year.The consultants in their report made a number of recommendations in relation to seagulls including the setting up of a group to agree a programme of action in relation to the seagull situation in the certain urban areas. In line with the recommendations in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Compensation Schemes (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: In late 2017, at the request of farming representatives, the Government and the organisations involved agreed to review a 2004 agreement, between the Government and farming organisations, with a view to updating it in line with current legislation and practice. Eight meetings have been held to date, the most recent in July 2019. I met the IFA in the last week. Consultations between my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Travel (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: On 11 January I visited the Irish Arts Center, New York and was given a detailed tour of this important capital development project which will contribute significantly to enhancing Ireland's global presence, in line with Global Ireland 2025. I met with Board members and the executive of the Irish Arts Center to discuss progress on the project and attended an evening event hosted by Paul...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Regulations (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) was developed under the UN Convention on Migratory Species. Ireland signed up to the Agreement in 2003. The agreement includes a commitment that “Parties shall endeavour to phase out the use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands as soon as possible in accordance with self-imposed and published...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Disease Controls (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 532, 534 and 535 together. I made the decision in August to suspend the licences issued to the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) on behalf of its affiliated clubs to capture and tag hares for the 2019/20 hare coursing season until a clearer understanding of the extent, spread and implications of the RHD2 virus emerges. Based on what we have been able to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Data (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department issued licences under the Wildlife Acts in August 2018 to the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) on behalf of its affiliated clubs to capture and tag hares for the 2018/19 hare coursing season for parkland meetings. While there is no requirement to submit a pre-coursing report to my Department, the licences issued to the ICC provide for the submission by the ICC of a number of reports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Office of Public Works Projects (3 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 370 together. I am advised that the local authority is progressing proposals to develop improved parking facilities for members of the public wishing to visit an adjacent national monument. As part of its preliminary analysis the local authority has produced a Visual Impact Statement and has given some initial briefing on the project to my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 and 372 together. Details of funding provided to those bodies under the aegis of my Department are published annually in the Revised Estimates Volumes , and in the Department's Appropriation Accounts which can be found on my Department's website at .   All allocations to bodies under the aegis of my Department are allocated for purposes...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The allocation from my Department's Vote for Waterways Ireland  for 2019 is €25.117m. The estimated amount it would cost in 2020 if the budget for Waterways  Ireland is increased by 9% is therefore €2.260m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I congratulate the Chairman on his recent appointment and wish him every success in his role. As Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the committee regarding the 2019 mid-year review of expenditure for my Department. The functions and responsibilities of my Department are many and diverse, ranging from support for the arts and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I will deal with the culture question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I will have no difficulty in dealing with heritage questions when we come to the next section. The Deputies can ask anything they like. Specifically with reference to culture, we fund numerous projects in County Cork. Most recently, we announced an allocation of €350,000 for the Briery Gap Culture Centre which, as the Deputy knows, closed for a number of years following a fire....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I will answer the heritage question after dealing with the questions about culture. Insurance cover does not come within my remit, but it is a source of concern for the Government. We are doing everything we can to look at it. We offer support to festivals under the small summer festival scheme run by the Department. Anybody is entitled to apply on an annual basis and grants are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I will work backwards. If I leave anything out, the Deputy can refresh my memory. She asked a number of questions about various topics. With reference to Galway 2020, as I mentioned in my opening statement, next year will be significant, and not just for Galway. The Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, has a particular interest in the issue. It will also be a significant year for Ireland...