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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (27 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The National Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation Management Plan 2017-2022, published in December 2017, sets out how the raised bog special areas of conservation are to be managed, conserved and restored and how the needs of turf cutters are to be addressed, including exploring the options in terms of certain provisions of article 6 of the EU Habitats Directive. In certain areas...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Boat Permits (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Commercial licences and permits to operate boats at the location in question are advertised by way of tender. The last such tender was advertised in May 2018 and will last for a period of 2 years. It is envisaged that my Department will go out to tender again in 2020, at which point an application can be made. I am advised by my Department that it considers that current operations already...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenways Development (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland has informed my Department that Kildare County Council is currently constructing the Greenway cycle path from Cloncurry Bridge eastwards along the north bank of Royal Canal for a distance of 2.0 km. The towpath in this area was originally a gravel trackway accessing dwellings for the majority of its length (2 km). Meath County Council and Kildare County Council together were...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 46 of 21 February 2019. An announcement in relation to the designation of the location for this year's National Famine Commemoration will be made shortly. Proposals are currently being developed by officials of my Department and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the 2019 International Famine Commemoration...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Archaeological Sites (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The statutory provisions relating 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. Detailed advice and guidance is provided for the public on the legal position with regard to use of metal detection devices, and on the obligations of any person who finds an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Grants (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Arts Council is administering the Markievicz bursaries scheme on my Department's behalf and I understand that the scheme will open to on-line applications shortly. Awards will be made to up to five recipients under the scheme each year to a value of €20,000 per individual or group. Once awarded, the names and arts practices of the recipients will be published on my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I have been advised by my Department that employees of this Department attended 34 conferences in 2017; 26 conferences in 2018; and 7 conferences to date in 2019. This information, including the number of employees who attended each conference and the cost of attending conferences in each year, is set out below in tabular form. Year Number of Conferences Number of Attendees Total Cost 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that my department does not maintain a specific annual budgetary allocation for activities of this kind. The only expenditure incurred by my Department in relation to the activities specified by the deputy during the periods in question is set out in table below. There are currently no specific proposals on hand for such activities in the current year. Date of Conference (2017...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I have been advised by my Department that no employees in this Department attended the Pendulum Summit in Dublin in 2017 or in 2018, and that in respect of the agencies under the remit of my Department, no employees attended the Pendulum Summit. As such, no costs were incurred by this Department, nor was any advertising or sponsorship paid for in respect of the summit.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The breakdown of funds received by my Department or channelled through my Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds supported was as follows: Aran LIFE Project€776,557.20 LIFE Technical Assistance Project €70,000

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My role, as Minister, with regard to the protection and management of our built heritage is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation, including the National Monuments Acts and the Planning and Development Acts, as are the role of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners as regards heritage assets. As Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I am the owner or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am informed that my Department has no record of receiving any such request.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hare Coursing (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: First, I would say that we would. My Department issued the Irish Coursing Club with licences in August 2018 on behalf of its affiliated clubs to capture and tag hares for the 2018-2019 coursing season which included conditions relating to the reporting of coursing trials. There are 29 conditions associated with the licences issued to the Irish Coursing Club which have been developed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hare Coursing (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Of course, it would be useful if any such allegation about trafficking were backed up by some evidence. If anybody the Deputy knows has any information, I ask her to get him or her to contact the Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The current position is that at a coursing meeting, the hares are tagged, normally, with an ear tag, in order to prevent them being coursed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The recent arts and culture capital scheme is focused on the refurbishment and enhancement of the existing stock of arts and cultural facilities throughout the country. To date, funding of €10.214 million has been allocated to 134 projects under three complementary grant streams. This is the most significant investment in cultural infrastructure in a decade with funding provided to a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: We provided €250,000 before to the Briery Gap from the arts and cultural capital scheme mentioned by Deputy Aindrias Moynihan. That was due to the exceptional circumstances. There is no question of the merit of this theatre. It is unfortunate that the insurance did not cover all the costs and that there is a gap. It is a community arts and cultural facility which included a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I assure Deputy Aindrias Moynihan that no funding commitments have been given in respect of this particular scheme. From experience to date, the Department has noted better value for money from providing smaller grants to organisations. When a new round opens, therefore, the maximum grant most likely will be in the region of €200,000 to €300,000. It is most likely, however,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy has raised a few questions there. DEIS schools are the subject of another parliamentary question, as is the issue of the minimum wage. I can address those now. I will go into DEIS schools in more detail in reply to the Deputy's other question. If my memory serves me correctly, 41 DEIS schools are involved. Many schools can participate in the creative youth scheme. It cannot...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy was part of the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition which cut funding for the arts and culture from the already low level of €139 million in 2011 to €125 million in 2013, a decrease of almost 10%. The current Government and I, as Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, have been increasing capital and current funding for the arts back to sustainable and...