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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department manages an extensive conservation and recreational property portfolio of some 87,000 hectares. Our 6 National Parks account for circa 65,000 hectares with another almost 22,000 hectares of nature reserves and other heritage sites. In the past 4 years more than €3m has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Sceilg Mhichíl is a World Heritage site, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996 on the basis of its Outstanding Universal Value. It is a national monument in State care, and it also forms part of the Skelligs Special Protection Area (SPA). My Department's National Monuments Service (NMS) has primary responsibility for conservation of the site, in cooperation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: It is not possible for me to respond to this question at present as the transfer of functions has not yet occurred and therefore this question will be proper to the Minister for Transport, Sport and Tourism.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. My Department issues two separate licences to the club in question on behalf of its affiliated clubs to facilitate the netting of and tagging of hares for closed park meetings. The most recent licences issued for the last 2019/20 coursing season for the tagging of hares contained 6 conditions while the licence relating to the netting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Minister has no remit regarding the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. This matter is the responsibility for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: There are many local museums and other entities around the country that display material relating to the famine, such as the very significant Irish National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park, County Roscommon. Decisions in relation to the curation and presentation of temporary or permanent exhibitions within State funded museums in Dublin are operational matters for the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Schemes (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ 16666/20. The National Parks and Wildlife Service intends to carry out the survey design, planning and costing for this work later this year. While work programmes in my Department for next year must be considered in the context of wider budgetary discussions in the coming months, subject to resources being available, I hope...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The 2020 provision for National Parks and Wildlife Service, as set out in the published Revised Estimates Volume is €13,727,000.Therefore the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the National Parks and Wildlife Service by 7.5% in 2021 would be €1,029,525.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department are continuing with their investigations into the deaths of the buzzards in Co. Cork. I am unable at this time to put a target date for the completion of this investigation.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 317 together. Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003. In June, the Government made an additional €20 million available to the Arts Council and a further €5 million as part of the July stimulus bringing the 2020 allocation to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: In line with the Government Roadmap, film production can resume in Phase 3 of the Roadmap which took effect from 29 June 2020.  In anticipation of the return to production Screen Producers Ireland, in consultation with key industry stakeholders and with funding from Screen Skills Ireland’s Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme, Screen Producers Ireland published COVID-19 Production...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Report to which the Deputy refers is being prepared by an independent State body under the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and whose Board is appointed by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Last Autumn, following a joint request by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the Services, Industry, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU), and Screen Producers Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Properties (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I can confirm that the land was acquired by the Department in order to assist Waterways Ireland (or its predecessors) in the development and maintenance of the Shannon-Erne Waterway. The folios in question were registered on February 10th 1999 (Folio: LM 8164F, Plan No. 73) and June 5th 2001 (Folio: LM 9660F, Plan No. 74).  I am informed that Waterways Ireland continues...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The voted funding allocation to the Heritage Council each year is published in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s Revised Estimates Volume. The amounts published from 2018 to 2020 are set out below: 2018 - €6.377 million 2019 - €6.588 million 2020 - €6.605 million.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Waterways Ireland's work programmes are critical to providing a safe and high quality recreational environment for the public, whilst also preserving the industrial and environmental heritage of the waterways for future generations.  These challenges must be balanced with its objective of increasing recreational activity across all our waterways. Waterways Ireland maintains the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Waterways Ireland is working in partnership with Dublin City Council, the National Transport Authority and Cycle Dublin on this project.  This section is a vital link in the development of the Grand Canal Greenway, one of Waterways Ireland large scale projects being delivered in Dublin. Detailed design is ongoing and a number of technical and property issues have been encountered on this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to establish a taskforce to develop a clear approach, informed by the views of all stakeholders, to protect and sustain the arts and culture sector through the COVID-19 recovery and beyond. This will be fed into the National Economic Plan. I hope to be in a position to announce details of this taskforce shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Project Ireland 2040 (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: My Department's investment programme under Project Ireland 2040 is set out in its sectoral plan Investing in our Culture, Language and Heritage – 2018 to 2027.This plan involves three types of investment activity; major capital projects, capital investment and infrastructure programmes, and capital grant schemes. Major capital projects are appraised, planned, implemented and evaluated...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003. In June, the Government made an additional €20 million available to the Arts Council. In last week’s the Stimulus, I announced further increase funding to the Arts Council bringing the 2020 allocation to a total of €105...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Kerry Project (23 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Following very positive engagement there is a commitment to ensure and affirm the future of the project in the details supplied and those employed there. The property is currently open, free of charge, as an outdoor attraction only, to comply with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business and National Return to Work Safety Protocols.