Results 4,261-4,280 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 718. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has liaised with the Minister for Education and Skills on the development of contemporary art education at primary and secondary level in schools. [19728/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 724. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure the better integration of the arts into education and broadening the focus on science, technology, engineering and maths into science, technology, engineering, arts and maths; her further plans to expand the ambition and resourcing of the arts in education charter; and her further plans to work with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 719. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to develop musical education and instruments available to young persons and the general population through facilitating schools, youth groups and libraries in enhancing their music resources and the provision of access to musical training and instruments. [19729/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 720. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will examine proposals to facilitate use of vacant retail premises by exhibiting artists based on successful schemes such as one (details supplied) in County Galway. [19730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 721. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will examine a nationwide plan for the development of village design statements that would ensure all future planning and development takes full cognisance of the historic character and protect the character and heritage of villages. [19731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 722. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to co-operate with the Minister for Health to develop an arts and health strategy across acute and children’s hospitals and across the community health sector; and the innovative approaches which are being considered to use the arts as a means to promote well-being across society. [19733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 723. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking with her Government colleagues to systematically address social, geographic and economic barriers to full participation in the artistic and cultural life of the country, particularly for children and young persons. [19734/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 725. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to begin preparation of a global arts forum similar to the structure of the Global Economic Forum. [19736/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Issues (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 726. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she will have in the Government’s post-Brexit strategy in view of her responsibility for regional affairs and the potential negative impact of Brexit on the Border area; if there is a specific unit in her Department to deal with the impact of Brexit on the Border region; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 727. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that the €50 million spent in 2016 on commemoration will be retained in the arts budget for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19738/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 728. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will appoint an expert panel of artists and cultural managers to advise her as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19739/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 729. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on proposals that would mandate all local authorities to publish individual arts plans and cultural strategies and for local authority arts spending to be mandatory and ring-fenced on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19740/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 754. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she has undertaken to secure the rural post office network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20527/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 748. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding given to Aosdána in the past six years and in 2017 to date; the number of members there have been over the same periods; the total amount of financial support given over the same period; the total cost in 2017 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20349/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Western Development Commission Membership (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 749. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the new board of the Western Development Commission is to be appointed in view of the fact it has been vacant since 20 February 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20350/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Western Development Commission Remit (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 750. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress which has been made on the commitment in the programme for Government in developing an enhanced role for the Western Development Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20351/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Western Development Commission Remit (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 751. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Atlantic Economic Corridor and the role the Western Development Commission will play in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20352/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 755. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged with stakeholders in the music industry in terms of the establishment of a music industry taskforce with wide representation and which would examine a range of issues including the impact of intellectual property and copyright legislation and enforcement in both the music and technology industries, supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Banking Sector (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 756. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the investigation by her Department with regard to the establishment of a public banking system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20529/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 May 2017)

Joan Burton: 1302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the public bus service is a vital piece of infrastructure in rural communities; his plans to support such services; if he will ensure there is an adequate and secure level of public transport provision in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20526/17]