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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (26 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Officials from my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are continuing to develop proposals in relation to the 2018 International Famine Commemoration and details will be announced in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (26 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Turf cutting is not an activity requiring consent in Hen Harrier SPAs. However, my Department is not in a position to use herd numbers to identify land parcels and therefore cannot determine on the basis of the information supplied whether or not the land in question is in a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). If the lands in question are not in a SAC, then the question of consent does not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised by officials in my Department that as of 26 June, 2018 one person has had their employment terminated from the Department in the last four years. The termination was carried out in line with all guidelines as set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Funding (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I think there should be consultation. Following completion of each section of the Royal Canal towpath, Waterways Ireland will enter into service-level agreements with the local authorities with regard to the upkeep and ongoing maintenance of the towpaths and greenways. The potential running costs for Waterways Ireland have yet to be determined but will be monitored as discussions advance....

Other Questions: National Museum (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I signed the ministerial approval earlier today-----

Other Questions: National Museum (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I cannot give the Deputy a definitive timeline as to when PAS will come back to me with a shortlist process but I imagine it will be a matter of weeks rather than months. It is important that we get these appointments made as soon as possible. As I mentioned in my first response, the museum did not give us four names. We were only given three, which was not sufficient. Under section 19 of...

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Funding (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Waterways Ireland is responsible for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of some 1,000 km of navigable inland waterways, principally for recreational purposes. It has responsibility for the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Shannon Navigation, the Barrow Navigation, the Grand and Royal canals - which latter runs through the Deputy's constituency - the Erne System and the Lower...

Other Questions: Waterways Ireland Funding (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My understanding is that it is called the deep sinking but I will bow to the Deputy's knowledge of the area. It is part of the Royal Canal between Castleknock and Clonsilla, starting just after the 12th lock and continuing for about 4 km west of Clonsilla station. It is very narrow in places, making it difficult for boats to pass each other. At its deepest, the towpath is carried some 9 m...

Other Questions: Heritage Centres (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As I mentioned, this venue will open to the public on 6 July next. The Deputy will appreciate that organising something of this significant nature involved the collation of archival records as well as the Seamus Heaney collection. I thank his family for the work involved. A great deal of work, including work on the building, has had to be done to put an exhibition of this size together and...

Other Questions: Heritage Centres (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As I said in my original response, this venue is held under licence for ten years from 27 November 2017. No time has been lost. The official opening will take place on 4 July next. The exhibition, which will be free for everyone, will run for between three and five years. It is the aspiration of the National Library of Ireland that the exhibition will move permanently to the library's...

Other Questions: National Museum (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: There are three vacancies on the board of the National Museum of Ireland, two of which are for ordinary members of the board and one of which is for the staff nomination to the board. Section 19(1) of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 provides that "the Board of the Museum shall consist of a chairperson and not less than 13 or more than 15 ordinary members who shall be appointed to...

Other Questions: National Museum (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I should have mentioned in my initial response that earlier today, I signed the ministerial approval for the vacancies to go to advertisement. I will give an overview of the process. The vacancies on the board arose in January. A number of legal and interpretation issues arose as the Department was preparing to advertise the vacancies. The process of preparing to make new appointments to...

Other Questions: Film Industry (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputies for their comments. On the issue of use of the word "fís", we need to have a vision for film, television and all of the new platforms. A digital revolution is taking place around the world and the word "fís" encompasses it more than the word "scáileán" would. The former is also easier to remember than the direct Irish translation of screen. On...

Other Questions: Heritage Centres (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am delighted to inform the Deputy that the cultural and heritage centre at Bank of Ireland on College Green will be launched on Wednesday, 4 July 2018. I will open the new centre alongside Ms Francesca McDonagh, the chief executive of Bank of Ireland. The first exhibition to be housed at the centre is entitled "Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again". It will celebrate the life and work of our...

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The previous Minister, Deputy Heather Humphreys, announced that the Department would re-establish the consultative group on commemorations following its success in the lead-up to the State's commemoration of the 1916 centenary. We need an all-party representation on the group to ensure a balanced perspective on what is a contentious period in our history. Nominations have been sought from...

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I accept all the points raised by the Deputies. I could not agree more. There has been some difficulty getting an all-party committee and getting all parties to nominate people to give their views on how to proceed.

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I will just finish. However, I have indicated that the first sitting will be happening in the next couple of weeks, regardless, because we want it to be inclusive, as Deputy Burton mentioned. I am very conscious of the time. It is very important that we have a balanced representation on the committee. The aim of any commemoration is to broaden sympathies without having to abandon any...

Other Questions: Film Industry (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The sale of the studio referred to by the Deputy is first and foremost a matter for my colleague the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Heather Humphreys. I can confirm, however, that her Department has kept my Department informed of the progress and ultimate acquisition of the facility in question. In March this year I issued a press release welcoming...

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation Management (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: An Taisce did not list the protocols it wants to see. Its position is that there should be no filming on Skellig Michael and that purist view is simply not sustainable. It wrote to us several times during the licensing of the 2015 filming and we responded to each letter. We published the application online and the full approval. We did not hear again from An Taisce on the matter until its...

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation Management (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am not remotely churlish about Skellig Michael and I am kept fully briefed and informed about filming on it at all times. There has to be a dose of reality with regard to it and there is some misinformation about it. Skellig Michael lies 14 km offshore in what are euphemistically known as challenging sea conditions and it is cut off by sea for seven months of the year. Its archaeology,...