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

Josepha Madigan: As part of the Government's Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme my Department allocated €2 million to assist with realising the proposed 1916 Citizen's Chapel development in St. Paul's section of Glasnevin Cemetery. A Memorandum of Understanding was put in place between my Department and Glasnevin Trust to this end. While Dublin City Council decided to grant planning...

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

Josepha Madigan: As advised to the House in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1852 of 16 January, the official term of office of the National Famine Commemoration Committee expired at the end of 2017. Arrangements are being made for the appointment of a new National Famine Commemoration Committee and the first meeting of the new Committee will be arranged shortly. Officials of my Department and...

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

Josepha Madigan: In April 2017, the Chairperson of the High Level Implementation Group on the Arts in Education Charter tendered his resignation to my predecessor for personal reasons. On 7 December 2017 last the Creative Youth plan was launched. The plan sets out a suite of measures to deliver on Pillar 1 of the Creative Ireland Programme: to ensure that every child in Ireland has practical access to...

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

Josepha Madigan: Pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland Programme - Enabling Creativity in every Community is a key element of the Programme and the 31 Local Authorities are important partners. In 2017, my Department allocated €1 million to local authorities from the Creative Ireland budget to enable them to develop their Culture and Creativity Action Plans and an associated programme of events...

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

Josepha Madigan: The facility to which the Deputy refers is owned jointly by Enterprise Ireland in conjunction with other private entities. My colleague the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation has responsibility for Enterprise Ireland. I am aware of the issue and my Department has been in contact with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in relation to the matter. That...

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

Josepha Madigan: In June 2017, my Department advertised a new scheme of funding support for the Digitisation of Collections by the National Cultural Institutions and collections of national significance. A total of €2.3 million was allocated to 14 projects in ten organisations including the National Cultural Institutions. Under the scheme, funding was provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Funding (23 Jan 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, the Erne System and the Lower Bann Navigation. This is a significant recreational...

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

Josepha Madigan: The Cork Event Centre is a project being developed and managed by Cork City Council and the Council is responsible for the delivery of the project. My Department has allocated €12 million to the City Council towards the cost of the Centre. This allocation is subject to a Service Level Agreement with the City Council to ensure compliance with all relevant requirements in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that neither my Department nor any of the agencies under its remit has contracts in place with the company referenced by the Deputy.

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

Josepha Madigan: My role as Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, in relation to the protection and management of our architectural heritage, is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation as are the role of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners as regards heritage assets. The Heritage Council, which is funded by my Department, is independent in the performance of its...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Reports (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: As the Deputy is aware, following audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Annual Reports and Accounts of state bodies are submitted to Government prior to publication. I am advised that six bodies under the remit of this Department have fully completed this process and have published audited accounts and their annual report for 2016: - The Arts Council, - The Heritage Council, -...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Data (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: I am advised that no agencies, boards or other bodies under the aegis of my Department have been disbanded or amalgamated, nor have the functions  of any such bodies been subsumed back into my Department, during this period.  I am also advised that no such body has been set up by my Department since 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Personal Injury Claims (23 Jan 2018)

Josepha Madigan: In light of the volume of information requested by the Deputy, arrangements are being made for this information to be compiled and forwarded to the Deputy, in accordance with the timelines set out in Standing Orders. 

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

Josepha Madigan: All known archaeological monuments, of which there are in excess of 130,000, are entitled to protection under the National Monuments Acts.  Protection may be extended to previously unrecorded monuments by my Department entering them in the Register of Historic Monuments or the Record of Monuments and Places.  The Acts also allow me to make a preservation order where I consider...

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

Josepha Madigan: In general, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts at all levels is devolved to the Arts Council.  The Arts Council operates under the provisions of the Arts Act 2003, which provides, inter alia, that the Council is independent in the performance of its functions in funding the arts.  In Budget 2018, the Arts Council received and additional €3.2...

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

Josepha Madigan: Ireland, like all EU Member States, is bound by the requirements of the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. These Directives aim to ensure the protection of habitats and species which have been selected for conservation within special areas of conservation and special protection areas. Significant efforts have been made by the State to resolve the issue of the protection of...

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

Josepha Madigan: The Irish Film Board is the national development agency for Irish film making and the Irish film, television and animation industry.  Its statutory remit is to assist and encourage the making of film in the State and the development of a film industry in Ireland.  In Budget 2018, I allocated an increase of €1.55 million to the Irish Film Board to build on its vital work...

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

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Europe programme 2014 - 2020 is the primary EU culture funding mechanism and has two funding sub-programmes: the Culture sub-programme operated through the Arts Council, and the Media sub-programme operated through the Irish Film Board.  Demand, particularly in the Culture sub-programme far outstrips the budget available and has an overall success rate for applications...

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

Josepha Madigan: My Department funds the Music Capital Scheme which provides grants to groups and individuals for the purchase of musical instruments.  I am pleased to inform the Deputy that on 9 January last, I launched the new Music Capital Scheme with an increased allocation this year amounting to €245,000.  Music Network manages the Scheme on behalf of my...

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

Josepha Madigan: Private support for the arts is an important funding source and the Government continues to support this through tax incentives and other initiatives. While my Department does not have a breakdown of the total flows of philanthropic funding to the sector, the Programme for a Partnership Government does contain a commitment to encourage strong, mutually beneficial links between the business...