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Priority Questions: Bullying in the Workplace (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I really appreciate the Deputy's concerns. I was deeply saddened to hear of the allegations she mentioned in the Gate Theatre, and indeed in any sector. I am not in a position to comment on individual cases but what I can do is outline the measures we are taking to ensure this does not happen in the future. One of the measures is the holding of workshops and the closing date for tenders...

Priority Questions: Bullying in the Workplace (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I have said that I was deeply distressed and upset to hear about these allegations. I am not in a position, as the Deputy will appreciate, to comment on individual cases but I hear her concerns. Regarding my own actions, as I mentioned, the details of an initiative are being finalised. My officials have engaged with the Irish Theatre Institute on making an announcement regarding this, and...

Priority Questions: Archaeological Sites (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Hill of Tara, with its many earthwork monuments and long historical associations, is one of Ireland’s premier national monuments and is of international prominence and importance.  In recent years, it has been subject to extensive research by the Discovery Programme, funded by my Department, through which our knowledge and understanding of the site has been greatly increased....

Priority Questions: Archaeological Sites (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy for raising these concerns. I understand that Meath County Council is reviewing its county development plan. It will have to look at parking and traffic congestion around the Hill of Tara, and I understand that at the November meeting of Meath County Council's Ashbourne municipal district, the executive and members agreed to scope out and prepare a brief for the...

Priority Questions: Archaeological Sites (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate the Deputy's concerns. As I mentioned in my original reply, there is a revised draft plan which we hope to have by mid-summer. It is focused on conservation and site management. Meath County Council will have to look at the car parking and toilet facilities issue. The Office of Public Works looks after the day-to-day management of the Hill of Tara. It is the symbolic capital...

Priority Questions: Bullying in the Workplace (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As I have stated publicly, everyone, regardless of their job, is entitled to work in an atmosphere in which respect, dignity, fairness and equality are very much the norm. My Department is working closely with the Irish Theatre Institute with a view to putting in place a series of actions that will find an appropriate way forward for the theatre sector on this sensitive topic. On 16...

Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: To clarify, the Arts Council receives the majority of my Department's allocation. It got €68 million, whereas Creative Ireland got only €6 million. They are completely different engines. We are not a funding body in the sense that the Arts Council is.

Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Deputy knows that related to grants for specific festivals. It is a very different matter.

Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: If I can answer the Deputy's question, we are talking about high quality resource material and interesting articles and interviews, which are all designed to be thought provoking and informative. They are not simply designed to advertise the Department or the programme. They are there to showcase the range of activities and amenities and the research into culture and creativity and to...

Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The whole point of the engagement is to create awareness of it. I might add that this is together with the money all the local authorities in each different constituency received. The 31 of them have been using the moneys they got to create awareness as well. This all feeds into implementing the Culture 2025 programme, which is what Creative Ireland is all about.

Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank Deputy Smyth for bringing this question to the House. As part of the 2017 Creative Ireland programme, my Department undertook a comprehensive citizen engagement programme, to which the Deputy alluded, to showcase the range and depth of Ireland's cultural and creative offering. This is to encourage participation in arts and...

Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate the reasons for Deputy Smyth asking this question but I strongly disagree. I believe the spend is justified, particularly in the first year of the programme. This is a communication platform across the board where we highlight the Creative Ireland programme. In the breakdown of the €5 million budget for 2017, while €900,000 went towards citizen engagement,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: In July 2016 my predecessor, Minister Humphreys, published the draft framework policy document Éire Ildánach/Culture 2025. This underwent a round of consultations, with submissions received from Government Departments, local authorities, and cultural bodies and stakeholders in the cultural sector. The draft framework policy was submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The development of a county museum at a location referred to by the Deputy is a matter for Meath County Council in the first instance. My Department operates various grant schemes which are opened for application from time to time and local authorities can apply under these schemes for funding for projects which they choose to advance. Last year, my Department awarded a large capital...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: In 1997 the Government approved the inclusion in budgets for all Exchequer-funded capital construction projects of up to 1% as funding for an art project, subject to an overall cap of €64,000.  Under the terms of the Scheme, funds to commission a per cent for art piece are factored into and funded from the overall budget of each capital project by the public...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The appointment of a new Director is a matter, in the first instance, for the Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art, subject to my approval after consultation with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.  My Department is currently in discussion with IMMA and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the terms and conditions relating to this post.  It...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Bullying in the Workplace (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As I have stated publicly, everyone, regardless of their job, is entitled to work in an atmosphere in which respect, dignity, fairness and equality are very much the norm. My Department is working closely with the Irish Theatre Institute with a view to putting in place a series of actions that will find an appropriate way forward for the Theatre sector on this sensitive topic. On 16th...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is finalising the State's commemorative programme to mark the significant historical events and themes of 1918, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and in consultation with the Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations.  I will be making announcements in this regard very shortly. Politically, 1918 was a year of profound transformation in Ireland when the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Ireland programme was launched in December 2016 and is a five year initiative, placing creativity at the centre of public policy.  It is a cross-Government initiative led by my Department.  Significant progress has been made across the five pillars of this Programme and a full report of activity and achievements can be found in the End of Year Report 2017 on my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Citizen Engagement is an important aspect of the work of the Creative Ireland Programme. It is important that citizens have the opportunity to engage with the Programme and can access information on the range and depth of Ireland's cultural and creative offering. My Department is developing a new citizen engagement plan for 2018 and I will make a decision on specific funding for this...