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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Plant Species (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is responsible for the implementation of the Wildlife Acts and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477/2011), both of which prohibit the spreading of invasive species. Work is also underway in my Department to implement the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation (No. 1143/2014) in the national context and legislation to do this is at an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Ireland Programme is a five-year all-of-government, culture-based initiative, led by my Department, that emphasises the importance of human creativity for individual, community and societal wellbeing.   The vision of the Creative Ireland Programme is to position creativity at the heart of public policy, to enable, encourage and enhance collaboration and innovation, and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Fish Species (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I take it that the question relates to the confirmation of crayfish plague disease in the River Maigue recently. The White-clawed crayfish is considered a native freshwater species but is very vulnerable to infection by a fungus-like organism Aphanomyces astaci which  is microscopic and invisible to the naked eye and is only viable in water. It is completely harmless to people,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme’s Creative Youth plan to enable the creative potential of children and young people. Ireland is the first, and only, country in the world to have a national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18. The inaugural Cruinniú na nÓg took place on 23rd June 2018 with over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Cruinniú na nÓg is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme’s Creative Youth plan to enable the creative potential of children and young people. Ireland is the first, and only, country in the world to have a national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18. The inaugural Cruinniú na nÓg took place on 23rd June 2018 with over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department ran a Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools funding scheme, applications for which closed on 19th April 2019. €75,000 was allocated to this scheme with maximum funding of €5,000 available per applicant.  Grants are awarded on a competitive assessment basis. There as unprecedented demand for this scheme in 2019 with 109 applications received (there...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF), formerly the Structures at Risk Fund (SRF), which are administered by local authorities.  On 28 March this year I announced funding of €4.3 million to 478 projects under these schemes....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Maintenance (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Representatives from my Department meet with Waterways Ireland on a regular basis through formal Monitoring Committee meetings which address set agenda items as well as any other business including issues relating to the canal network.  My Department also liaises with Waterways Ireland on an on-going basis outside of these meetings on other matters that arise.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 257 together. My role, as Minister, 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 of heritage assets. Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Archaeological Sites (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My function as Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to archaeological excavation is to regulate this activity through the licensing system under section 26 of the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended. So far this year over 500 such licences have been issued. The majority of archeological excavations are carried out by private sector archaeological...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Ireland Programme is a five-year all-of-government, culture-based initiative, led by my Department, that emphasises the importance of human creativity for individual, community and societal wellbeing.  The vision of the Creative Ireland Programme is to position creativity at the heart of public policy, to enable, encourage and enhance collaboration and innovation, and to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Performing Arts (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Ireland Programme is a culture-based whole-of-Government programme led by my Department and designed to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. Its core proposition is that participation in cultural activity drives personal and collective creativity, with significant implications for individual and societal wellbeing and achievement.  In 2018, under...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Private support for the arts is an important funding source and the Government continues to support this through tax incentives and other initiatives. While my Department does not have a breakdown of the total flows of philanthropic funding to the sector, the Programme for a Partnership Government does contain a commitment to encourage strong, mutually beneficial links between the business...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: In 2019, funding of €339 million was allocated for developing culture, heritage and the Irish language. This is an increase of €36 million, or 12%, on that for the previous year. Primary support for the Arts is delivered through the Arts Council, who’s funding has increased in recent years and now stands at €75 million in 2019, an increase of €6.8m or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As set out in the Government’s ‘Global Ireland 2025’ initiative, which launched last year, film is a high-impact way of promoting Ireland on the global stage. Screen Ireland is the national development agency for Irish film making and the Irish film, television and animation industry.  Its statutory remit is to assist and encourage the making of film in the State and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Firearms Licences (11 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1009 and 1010 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (11 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The 1901 and 1911 censuses are the only surviving full censuses of Ireland open to the public. Both censuses were released to public inspection in 1961. Between 2007 and 2010, the censuses were digitised and made available online and have proven immensely popular. The National Archives is aware that some files of census returns are missing from the online 1911 census and these include...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (11 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Section 10 of the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act, 2015 deals with the appointment of the Board of the NCH. Section 10(1) provides that the Board shall consist of a chairperson and 8 ordinary members. Section 10(2)(a) deals with the skill sets for Board members. Section 10(2)(b) requires the Minister to consult the chairperson of the Board in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: World Heritage Sites (11 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1018 to 1020, inclusive, together. In January last, my Department advertised publicly, including through social media, for official bodies and individuals to apply to the Department to have suitable sites considered for inclusion in the 2020 UNESCO World Heritage list. Applications must be advanced in close cooperation with the relevant local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (11 Jun 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 36 raised bog natural heritage area sites, the qualifying criteria for the scheme are that: - The applicant must have had a legal interest (ownership or a turbary right (right...