Results 5,601-5,620 of 7,283 for speaker:Josepha Madigan

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: That is with the State Claims Agency. That is not a matter for me to comment on but is specific to the museum itself. I think that is the bullying complaint that the Chairman is referring to, which came to light on 2 February of this year. That is what the Chairman is asking.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I cannot comment on the legal costs that the museum has paid because some of these are alleged cases and the Chairman will appreciate-----

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Chairman is right that there have been ongoing issues but we have done a lot with regard to training and giving governance training to the board to make sure that the National Museum is compliant with employer legislation. That is important. We are doing everything we can to make sure that these sorts of issues do not arise in the future. There was a review of the Department...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I will go backwards through the Chairman's questions. If I forget anything, he might remind me. With regard to the Gate Theatre, we had an initiative in Liberty Hall last week which the Irish Theatre Institute, ITI, ran and my Department supported. This was called Speak Up & Call It Out. It was a collaborative event to help the sector deal with the bullying and harassment claims...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: If it applied through PAS-----

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: It has to go through the Public Appointments Service before I can make any appointments, so they would have to meet those criteria. If somebody wants to apply, then he or she should do so, by all means. If that person gets through the PAS process and his or her name comes to me, we will take it into consideration. I am not sure if the Chairman is asking about the funding. We have given...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The public conduct has been important as a result of that. We have just granted a contract for training for various boards to ensure that they comply with governance and that integrity and dignity at work are consistent and maintained throughout those organisations. The same principles apply to the theatre and film industries.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Some €15 million is being made available for that. I am hoping to travel to Galway on 12 or 13 April to discuss that subject. The title of European Capital of Culture is very important. I and my Department will do what we can to support that, because we want to highlight the cultural activity we have in this country, and having the European Capital of Culture in Galway would be a...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The board understands that. The Deputy is correct that it is a bid from Galway city and county. Ms Hannah Kiely is the CEO there, the chairman of the board. Mr. Chris Baldwin is the creative director. They are working hard to make sure that it is a great success. It will really put Ireland in the spotlight, and Galway in particular. We are very excited about it. It is something to look...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I agree that all local communities, including in Kerry, have access to funding for festivals and creative events. My Department only has a small amount of money available, approximately €50,000, and so the local authorities are best placed to look after any funding for events. We have increased our funding to local authorities to €3 million this year, which works out at around...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I will ask the Minister of State to answer that question.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Not that I am aware of.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I can come back to the Chairman on that.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am not aware of the issue regarding water. I will inquire into it and revert to the Deputy. We acquired those buildings in 2015 and want to ensure that we preserve them or, more accurately, decide what type of monument we will ultimately create with them. We will have to consult the Office of Public Works regarding the water. We want to preserve the buildings as some sort of monument...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: To come back on the question of water, we were not allowed to take any remedial action due to the ongoing court case. I can get further clarification on this.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: We are expecting the Office of Public Works to take remedial action now that the verdict has been given, so the Chairman can expect to see something happening.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Yes, it is.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy may correct me if I am wrong, but the Ceann Comhairle may have mentioned this to me. Is the Ceann Comhairle involved in something like that?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Ceann Comhairle mentioned to me recently that it is something that he is interested in rolling out. My Department will be happy to be involved in that. It is something we are actively trying to pursue.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Josepha Madigan: It is very important that we mark the foundation of the State.