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

Josepha Madigan: Labour Party was in government and was a party to the cuts in public expenditure, although the party dishonestly campaigned against austerity before the election. The Government's focus is on increasing funding for the arts and we have been doing that. This is evidenced by the Taoiseach's repeated commitment to doubling funding over a ten-year period. As I said, there is a 13% increase in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My objective in approaching the development of the State commemorative programme for the years from 2019 to 2023 is to ensure that, in remembering this complex period in our history, which includes the struggle for independence, the Civil War, the foundation of the State and partition, we promote a deeper understanding of the significance of these events, which accepts that the shared...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I will be making the announcement shortly. I have heard what the Deputy said about 1916 and the commemorative events that took place in Wexford. The restoration of the Enniscorthy Athenaeum was important. There was an interactive 1916 exhibition and a local authority grant scheme. It might be good for the Deputy to know Wexford County Council did not make a submission in the public...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I can tell Deputy Ó Snodaigh that Dublin City Council did make a submission and, no more than Deputy Brown's Wexford County Council, all local authorities will be in a position to contribute to the forum on 13 March and all local authorities will be in a position to make a submission by 30 April with any ideas and suggestions they have for their particular counties in commemorating the...

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

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for the question. A budget of €7.15 million was provided as part of budget 2019 to further the delivery of the Creative Ireland programme. This will ensure the Department can build on the work accomplished in 2017 and 2018, continue to drive implementation of the programme at local level and fund specific projects, actions and priorities that further the wider aims...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Abbey Theatre (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware of the issues referred to in the question and continuing to deliver additional supports to the arts and culture sector in line with Government commitments, as evidenced by budget 2019. Primary support for the arts is delivered through the Arts Council, the funding for which has increased in recent years. I was very pleased to be in a position to increase funding for it to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Abbey Theatre (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Ultimately, the matters raised by the Deputy in the main are issues theatre practitioners had with the Abbey Theatre. I can inform her that a meeting took place between representatives of theatre practitioners and the Abbey Theatre on 1 February. I am pleased to report the meeting was described by both parties as positive and a productive first step. They have agreed to continue the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Abbey Theatre (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: With respect, the dialogue between the Abbey Theatre and theatre practitioners will continue until the end of April and the issues will need to be worked out between them. As I stated, I acknowledge the necessity for the national theatre to have a degree of artistic freedom in its programming, as all theatres should, but I also recognise the necessity for a strong working relationship with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Archives (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for her question. I received her letter and I understand an acknowledgement was issued. All matters concerning records of the Irish Land Commission are a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and I have no function in this regard. As the Deputy will be aware, this is a very complex and sensitive area. I have had initial inquiries made of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Archives (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Following Independence the commission's records were divided between the jurisdictions. In 1923, the Land Commission was reconstituted to recognise the Free State. The Land Commission archive has two main components, the records branch and the administration branch. The Deputy mentioned these records are publicly available in Northern Ireland. We do not hold the records in question in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Archives (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: We have to understand the constraints involved in regard to the endeavour which the Deputy mentions. As of 1 February 2019 the National Archives has received transfers of 154,579 files in archival boxes, relating to the termination of fair rents by the former Irish Land Commission, which the Deputy mentioned in her letter. Unfortunately, the National Archives are currently unable to make...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Exemptions (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I do not believe Fianna Fáil is in a position to lecture this Government on the funding of the arts or artists' pay and conditions. As we know, Fianna Fáil, when in government between 2007 and 2011, cut funding for the arts by €67 million. The majority of the funding available was for the Arts Council, which the Deputy has mentioned before. There was a decrease from...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: A capital programme of major restoration and development projects was initiated under the Ireland 2016 centenary programme to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising. The most recent guidance of the expert advisory group on centenary commemorations, which I published on 8 January, highlighted the fact that the decade of centenaries created unprecedented opportunities for people of all ages to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: With regard to Beyond 2022, I approved in January a funding allocation of €95,000 to support the transition phase of the project, which will, to some extent, be a capital project of the kind the Deputy speaks about. I have requested my officials to engage with the project team to ensure that an appraisal is carried out in line with the requirements of the public spending code and to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am not ruling anything in or out. What I am trying to point out to the Deputy is the advice of the expert advisory group on commemorations in general. The local authorities will have a significant role, including Dublin City Council. There will be an event on 13 March at which the local authorities will come together collectively and will be in a position to explore ideas they may have...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Exemptions (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for raising the important issue of the artists tax exemption scheme which was introduced in 1969. Under the scheme, the profits or gains accruing to a writer, composer, visual artist or sculptor from the publication, production or sale of his or her work is exempt from income tax. Under section 195 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, the Arts Council and the then...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Exemptions (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: It is important to note that just over 1,000 artists have been granted a favourable determination by the Revenue Commissioners since 2017 under the categories of writing, plays, musical composition, painting and sculpture. The focus of the Government is on increasing funding for the arts in general, as evidenced by the Taoiseach's repeated commitment to double the amount of funding over a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware of the issues referred to in the question and I am continuing to deliver additional supports to the arts and culture sector in line with Government commitments, as evidenced in Budget 2019.   Primary support for the Arts is delivered through the Arts Council. Funding for the Arts Council has increased in recent years and now stands at €75 million in 2019, and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department does not fund DEIS schools directly.  I can confirm however that a number of DEIS Schools have received funding to enhance their arts, culture and creative programmes under Creative Ireland's Creative Youth programme. The Creative Schools initiative is a flagship initiative of Creative Youth which is being led by the Arts Council and funded primarily by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland is co-funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The current expenditure of the body is funded 85% by my Department and 15% by the Department for Infrastructure which reflects the distribution of the navigable waterways in each jurisdiction. Capital expenditure is funded 100% in the jurisdiction in which the capital works are carried...