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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland is responsible for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of 1,000 km of the inland navigable waterway system throughout the island, principally for recreational purposes, including the Lower Bann Navigation, the Erne System, the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Shannon Navigation, the Grand Canal, the Royal Canal and the Barrow Navigation. Waterways Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Plans to mark the centenary of the Soloheadbeg Ambush on 21st January 2019 are well advanced. Tipperary County Council is supporting a community-led commemoration on Sunday, 20th January, as part of a broader commemorative programme across the county to mark the centenary of the Independence Struggle. My Department is collaborating with Tipperary County Council to support these plans, in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: City of Culture Initiative (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: It is my understanding that Galway 2020 commenced with the full rollout of the partnership programme from the beginning of this month. Sponsorship has commenced with the receipt of approximately €29,000. The funding raised through the partnership programme will be in addition to other streams of funding to Galway 2020. This includes €15m from my Department which, together...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: A Report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on the Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industrywas published in July 2018. One of the Report's recommendations is for Screen Ireland to constitute a Film Forum, with an independent Chair, in order to allow all stakeholders within the sector to meet and work together to develop mutually...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Projects (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Schools pilot project is one of the flagship projects of Creative Youth - a plan to enable the creative potential for every child and young person, which was launched last December 2017. This Plan seeks to ensure that every child in Ireland has practical access to tuition, experience and participation in music, drama, art and coding by 2022. This Plan is being led by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As Minister, I am the owner or guardian under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2014 of approximately 1,000 national monuments located at approximately 750 sites, including historic graveyards. Presentation and maintenance of national monuments in State care is undertaken by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Local authorities are responsible for national monuments of which they are owners or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware of the issues referred to in the question and I am determined to deliver additional supports to the arts and culture sector in line with Government commitments. 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 increase of some €6.8m or 10% over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Abbey Theatre (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67, 71 and 81 together. The Abbey Theatre and all theatre practitioners are a central part of our national culture and I take their concerns very seriously. While the correspondence I received last week from theatre practitioners raises concerns about the changing artistic model at the Abbey Theatre, I understand that more positive outcomes arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland is responsible for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of 1,000 km of the inland navigable waterway system throughout the island, principally for recreational purposes, including the Lower Bann Navigation, the Erne System, the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Shannon Navigation, the Grand Canal, the Royal Canal and the Barrow Navigation. Other than the Royal...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As Chair of the All-Party Consultation Group on Commemorations I reconvened the group last October and our initial meeting was well attended with good engagement and a wide range of perspectives on the themes anticipated over the second phase of the Decade of Centenaries. The group is composed of members of the Oireachtas and political parties in Northern Ireland. I have recently...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As we approach the most challenging and sensitive phase of the Decade of Centenaries, the Government will continue to be advised and supported in its commemoration plans by the guidance of the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations, and consultation with the All-Party Consultation Group on Commemorations. One of the cornerstones of the State's approach to commemorations over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through a number of schemes which are generally administered by local authorities. In November 2018, I announced €4.3 million in funding for the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) 2019. The BHIS is a scheme for the repair and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: On Monday 7 January, 2019 I announced the appointment of five Cultural Ambassadors to assist in and enhance the promotion of Ireland in the global arena under the Government’s Global Ireland 2025 initiative. Master musician and founding member of The Gloaming, Martin Hayes, leading architects, Shelly McNamara and Yvonne Farrell of Grafton Architects, award winning actress Ruth...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 85 together. I refer the Deputies to my response to PQ 1720/19, answered on 16 January 2019, which explains the position.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department's project to conserve the national monument buildings at Nos. 14 - 17 Moore Street and to open them to the public to honour the leaders of the 1916 Rising was suspended in early 2016 on foot of court proceedings. The aim of the works was to restore the buildings in a way that would have ensured that they reflected as closely as possible what they would have been like when they...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Abbey Theatre (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79, 80 and 89 together. On 7 January 2019, I received a letter signed by over 300 theatre practitioners. The letter raised the concerns of the practitioners about the direction taken by Abbey Theatre over the past two years. I would like to put on record the huge respect I have for the theatre practitioners who wrote to me and celebrate the extent and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As the Minister with responsibility for leading the Decade of Centenaries commemorative programme, my priority is to ensure that the Government's approach to the remembrance of the significant historical events and related themes of the period from 1919 to 1923 is appropriate, measured, respectful, inclusive and sensitive to the different perspectives that persist on the events of this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department issued the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) with licences in August 2018 on behalf of its affiliated clubs to capture and tag hares for the 2018/19 coursing season. I have already informed the Deputy in my response to Priority Question No. 5 today that where resources allow, local NPWS conservation rangers and other staff attend coursing meetings to conduct on-the-spot checks and to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The new provisions in relation to the cutting of hedgerows under Section 7 of the Heritage Act 2018 give the Minister power by Regulations to allow landowners or their agents to cut, in any hedge or ditch on the roadside during August, subject to such Regulations as the Minister may make. This provision will remain active for a pilot period of two years, with provision for continuation by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under Section 24 of the Arts Act 2003, operates within a published 10 year strategic framework entitled Making Great Art Work. This Plan describes the investment strategies, projects and programmes prioritises and sets out the achievements and milestones for this period. This strategy prioritises support for artists throughout...