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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (8 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I would refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Question 218 of 11 October 2018 which provided information on birds considered extinct or under threat. My Department, in conjunction with other bodies and experts, reviews the current knowledge on the status of species in reports called “Red Lists”. These are drawn up to internationally agreed standards, and  are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Data (8 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Irish hare Lepus timidus is considered to be widespread and numerous in Ireland. The national population is known to fluctuate between years depending on annual breeding success. A national hare survey, funded by my Department, is underway across Ireland at present. The survey is using hundreds of cameras deployed across all habitat types and in every county of Ireland. Image...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Disease Awareness (8 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The issue of Lyme disease is not confined to the National Parks. Ticks are widespread in the country and areas of rough vegetation and forestry and are not at all confined to National Parks, Nature Reserves or state lands. Ticks can be found on a variety of domesticated and wild animals including sheep, goats, horses, cattle, dogs, deer, rodents  and various wild mammal species....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Welfare (8 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is responsible for implementing the EC Zoos Directive (Directive 1999/22/EC) which requires EU Member States to regulate zoos in accordance with its provisions. The Directive is transposed into national legislation in Ireland by Statutory Instrument No. 440 of 2003, the European Communities (Licensing and Inspection of Zoos) Regulations 2003. My Department has a statutory...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: This is not a conversation.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Yes, I will take that question. We have deer management programmes in place.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Deputy Mattie McGrath referenced Kerry. We have a programme in Killarney National Park. If there is a cull to be done, a person can make an application and the Department will issue a licence.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Obviously, a balance must be struck between looking after and protecting the deer and looking after safety and traffic measures. If Deputy McGrath wishes to make an application to the Department, we can look at it.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Culls (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 192 together. I can assure the Deputy that the deer population in Killarney National Park is carefully monitored and managed by qualified staff in my Department. As the Deputy will be aware, as part of its regular on-going management operations, the Department carries out localised annual deer counts on State lands, when appropriate. Every year, as...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Land Acquisition (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I refer the Deputy to my previous reply to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 23 October 2018. The legal process of acquiring lands from the local landowners to facilitate works to provide enhanced public access to the area has taken longer than had been anticipated and is now close to conclusion.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that the District Conservation Officer post in Killarney National Park has been filled since the 22nd October 2018, while the Regional Manager post in Killarney National Park has been filled since the 5th November 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (7 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 together. The Arts in Education Charter was launched in 2013 as a joint initiative of the then Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, The Department of Education and Skills, working with the Arts Council. The Charter recognised the value of arts in education and committed to cross-departmental co-operation in this area. A number of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (6 Nov 2018)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I refer the Deputy  to my reply to Questions Nos. 620, and 622 to 624, on 22 May 2018. In the meantime, my Department’s National Monuments Service, together with the National Museum of Ireland and Meath County Council, has been liaising with the landowner with the aim of achieving a mutually satisfactory and appropriate outcome. The parties have met on site on an number...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The position in relation to this matter is unchanged from that set out in my responses to Parliamentary Question Number 347 of 18th October and Parliamentary Question Number 713 of 23rd October.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Consultations (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1220 and 1221 together. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to consultations undertaken by my Department since its establishment in 2011 to date in 2018 is set out in the following table. If the Deputy has further specific queries relating to a particular consultation process, I will endeavour to provide her with relevant information in that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am aware that the 1926 Census is the next full set of Census records available to the State following the 1911 returns.  The 1926 Census was the first undertaken by the independent State, just four years after the Treaty was signed and three years after the Civil War.  I understand that this is a historic collection of great value and interest for historians,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Within the area referred to there are three cultural bodies for which funding is provided through the Arts Council, namely the Gate Theatre (€860,000 in 2018), Poetry Ireland (€333,000 in 2018) and the Irish Writers' Centre (€100,000 in 2018).  The Gate Theatre has also been allocated capital funding for works to the theatre under my Department's  Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Orchestras (6 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1224 to 1231, inclusive, together. Following the publication of the report by RTÉ that it commissioned from independent consultants Helen Boaden and Mediatique on the RTÉ Orchestras entitled RTÉ Orchestras Ensuring a Sustainable Future, the Government agreed in principle that the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (RTÉ NSO) should...