Results 101-120 of 139 for 5 million speaker:Josepha Madigan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (6 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...by over 2% from €189m to almost €193m. Primary support for the Arts is delivered through the Arts Council. Funding for the Arts Council has increased in recent years and will reach €80 million in 2020. This is an increase of €5m or 6.7% over 2019. The Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003, operates within a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...and other supporting elements of the programme, and my Department provides an annual allocation to the Programme office to support these activities. In 2017, my Department allocated a budget of €5 million directly to the Creative Ireland Programme office to establish and deliver a series of key objectives in its first year. A full expenditure breakdown of that 2017 budget...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...while also preserving the longer-term sustainability of the public finances. We are continuing to make progress on the commitment to double funding to culture, heritage and the Gaeltacht by 2025, and I am confident we will honour this commitment. My Department sees an additional funding allocation of €354 million in this budget, an increase of 5% on last year, and a cumulative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...electrification exhibition, which was launched on 11 July. It is a very exciting programme and other progress is happening in 2019 as well. The physical developments across the site over the next 15 years will be underpinned by three principles: protection, which includes providing the best conditions for the care of its collections, as well as access for education and research;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: Total funding of more than €54 million has been made available for my Department's heritage programme area in 2019. This includes €38.7 million allocated for current expenditure and €15.4 million for capital expenditure. Total gross heritage programme expenditure up to the period ending 30 June 2019 was just under €10 million. This figure had increased to just...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (19 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...supports a broad range of programmes and initiatives across its remit to preserve, protect, promote and develop Ireland's rich cultural, language and heritage resources. In 2019, funding of €339 million was allocated for developing culture, heritage and the Irish language.  This is an increase of €36 million, or 12%, on the previous year.  This compares with a 5%...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (18 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...Action Plan. In May of this year, the Dáil debated a motion regarding the Report wherein I set out the progress in implementing the recommendations of the Report. Recommendations 1, 3, 5, and 11 have been addressed under revisions to the section 481 tax incentive. Recommendation 1 sets out that “section 481 is a key and central component within the Irish Film...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The 2019 capital allocation for my Department is €73.8 million. In addition, a sum of €0.7 million is available by means of capital carryover from 2018. Details of provisional capital expenditure as of 31 August 2019 are detailed by subhead in the following table and show that total capital expenditure for my Department up to that date amounts to €35.9 million,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Project Ireland 2040 (11 Jul 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...investment through the following activity strands; capital investment and infrastructure programmes, capital grant schemes and major capital projects. The plan provides for an allocation of: - €725 million towards enhancing our cultural infrastructure, incorporating, - A €460 million investment in our National Cultural Institutions and, - €265...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Josepha Madigan: My Department will invest some €1.2 million in capital expenditure as part of Project Ireland 2040 -  the National Development Plan.  To direct this investment, my Department has developed a detailed sectoral investment plan, Investing in our Culture, Language and Heritage, which sets the high-level, strategic capital investment priorities for the Department from...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...This plan is being delivered through the following strands of activity: capital investment and infrastructure programmes, capital grant schemes and major capital projects. The plan provides for an allocation of: - €725 million towards enhancing our cultural infrastructure, incorporating, - A €460 million investment in our National Cultural Institutions and,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: In 2019, funding of €339 million was allocated for developing culture, heritage and the Irish language. This is an increase of €36 million, or 12%, on the previous year. This compares with a 5% increase in overall voted public expenditure in 2019. Primary support for the arts is delivered through the Arts Council, whose funding has increased in recent years and now stands at...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Heritage Plan (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...: National Leadership and Heritage; Heritage Partnerships; and Communities and Heritage, as well as having their say on the future of our heritage and helping to identify the priorities for funding of €285 million identified in Project Ireland 2040 for investment in our built and natural heritage. The Department, alongside partner organisations, and some Local Authorities, organised...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (12 Jun 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF), formerly the Structures at Risk Fund (SRF), which are administered by local authorities.  On 28 March this year I announced funding of €4.3 million to 478 projects under these schemes. While the closing dates for applications have now passed, my Department will remain in close contact with local authorities throughout the...

Report on Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industry: Motion (30 May 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...and Heritage 2018-2027, which includes the Government's commitment to provide €1.2 billion in capital funding for culture, heritage and our language over a ten-year period. Of that amount, €200 million is to be invested in media production and the audiovisual industry over the ten years to 2027 as part of the implementation of the audiovisual action plan which aims to make...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ..., therefore, to address the issues arising across my Department’s Vote on a programme by programme basis, but in the first instance, I would like to provide a broad outline of the overall position. A gross provision of just under €339 million is available to my Department in 2019. An additional €700,000 in funding has been carried over from the 2018 capital provision...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. Our culture, heritage and language play a hugely positive role in our lives enhancing our physical and mental well-being and nourishing our national psyche. The Government recognises the importance of culture, heritage and the Irish language. That is why the Taoiseach has committed to doubling the spend on arts and culture by 2025. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...Those that are included in the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) or Register of Historic Monuments (RHM) are protected by the provisions of Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, and Section 5 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1987, respectively. Anyone proposing works in relation to a monument that is included in the RMP or RHM must give my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...industry, with diverse voices, talent and opportunities which speaks to and connects Irish film culture with audiences at home and abroad. In Budget 2019, I was able to allocate an additional €2 million to Screen Ireland to build on its vital work in supporting Irish film, television drama, documentary and animation.  This increases its annual budget by 11% overall to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Fund (5 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...) is for conservation and enhancement to heritage structures, in both private and public ownership, for the benefit of communities and the public. In November 2018, I announced a total of €4.3 million in funding for the BHIS and HSF for 2019. Both schemes were open for applications from 28 November to 31 January and applications will be assessed with successful applicants to be...