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

Heather Humphreys: Details of the funding allocations made available to my Department are published each year in the Revised Estimates Volume with the outturn published in the annual Appropriation Account. These publications are available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and on the website of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. As is shown in the published...

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

Heather Humphreys: I recently announced details of grants of over €9 million in capital funding for arts and culture centres across the country. This capital scheme is the most significant investment in arts and cultural centres in a decade and will target investment at a range of different facilities, including arts centres, theatres, galleries and museums, as well as artists’ studios and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (2 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...its neighbouring townlands will be particularly welcome, as will projects which demonstrate leveraging of, or linkages with, other schemes operated by Government Departments or agencies (e.g. in the areas of heritage, arts, culture, tourism, tidy towns, recreational facilities, re-use of vacant premises, vacant sites, energy efficiency schemes, etc.). Full details of the application...

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

Heather Humphreys: Aosdana is a unique initiative established by the Arts Council in 1981 to honour creative artists who have made a significant contribution to the arts in Ireland.  There are currently some 250 members of Aosdána, including seven new members who came into membership last week. The scheme is the responsibility of the Arts Council and not my Department. I understand that the maximum...

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

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is dedicated to supporting a vibrant community of visual artists, visual arts groups and organisations so that the public can experience the highest standard of visual arts , in urban and in rural parts of Ireland. The strategic...

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

Heather Humphreys: ..., record, and evaluate the post-1700 built heritage of Ireland, uniformly and consistently as an aid to its protection and conservation. The NIAH building surveys provide the basis for my recommendations, as Minister for Arts, Heritage Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, to the planning authorities for the inclusion of particular structures in their Record of Protected Structures. The...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department works to invest in rural Ireland across all its programme areas. In this regard I secured increases in funding across a range of arts and heritage bodies under my Department’s remit, as well as increases in a number of rural schemes under Budget 2017. These included: - An additional €5 million for the Arts Council, an 8% increase in its annual budget; - Boosts in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (2 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...is part of a package of measures at national and local level to support the rejuvenation of towns and villages across Ireland, which also includes initiatives in areas such as heritage, tourism, arts and culture, the re-use of vacant premises, and business supports. On 13 April, I launched an enhanced Town and Village Renewal Scheme as part of the Action Plan for Rural Development....

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

Heather Humphreys: Most of my Department's arts and culture budget is allocated to the agencies under its remit. Within these allocations, the Arts Council is the primary State agency for funding the arts. I secured significant additional funding for the Arts Council in Budget 2017 of €5 million, or 8%. Details of the Council's funding decisions can be found on its website at the following link The...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...other items in the Schedule, I advise the House that there is no need for a new definition of the Minister as the functions were transferred from the Minister for Communications to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht by virtue of SI 332 of 1996. Similarly, there is no need to delete the definition of commissioners or to substitute Waterways Ireland for the commissioners as...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...period for the making of by-laws. This amendment provides that the by-laws can be made after the expiry of the 90 days. The purpose of amendment No. 24 is to delete the title “Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht” and replace it with “Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs”. Shall I speak to amendment No. 25 now or later?

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (13 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...Renewal Scheme is part of a package of measures at national and local level to support the rejuvenation of towns and villages across rural Ireland. Other measures include initiatives in areas such as heritage, arts and culture, the re-use of vacant premises, energy efficiency and business supports. I will also be announcing a separate pilot initiative under the Town and Village...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (13 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...Capital Investment Framework published in 2015 Building on Recovery Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021provides for a capital envelope for my Department in its then configuration of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht of €302 million. This envelope includes provision of €178 million on aggregate for the Arts, Culture and Film Programme area of my Department over the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (12 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Council offers a wide range of financial supports across artforms and arts practices, including festivals covering both single artform festivals (e.g. theatre, dance, film) and a number of multidisciplinary arts festivals across different...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (11 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: In accordance with the government's 2014 Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards, I am pleased to say that I have achieved the gender ratio target on the Boards of the Arts Council, the National Concert Hall, the National Gallery of Ireland, the National Library of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Crawford Art Gallery. The Public Appointments Service operates a dedicated...

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: 8 o’clock I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on this very important issue. As Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Brexit will have an impact on a number of sectors and areas within my remit. Its impact on rural areas is of course of particular concern, but the UK’s decision to leave the EU will also have an impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (4 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...Plan was published less than three months ago, there has already been good progress on a number of the actions. For example, I recently announced capital funding of more than €9 million for arts and culture centres, of which over 80% are in rural areas. Minister Ring launched the 2017 CLÁR programme on 31st March, and I will shortly be launching the Town and Village Renewal...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I intend to introduce an amendment on Report Stage to update the title of the Minister in the Schedule. It is intended to change it to the current title, namely, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. I also intend to introduce an amendment to amend the definition of "road authority" in section 16(1) of the Schedule. The wrong references were used.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...the part of the Muckross Estate that was conveyed to the State in 1932 under the Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Act 1932, and certain national parks will be formally vested in the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (28 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...for delivery in the first half of this year. The membership of the Committee is as follows - Monitoring Committee for the Action Plan for Rural Development Chair and Vice-Chair Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Heather Humphreys, T.D.) (Chair) Minister of State for Regional Economic Development (Michael Ring, T.D.) (Vice-Chair) Government Departments...