Written answers
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Hedge Cutting Season
377. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the negative impact on the welfare of the bee population, if there is an extension of licences to... - Leader Programmes
378. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will review the policy in her Department of excluding equine-based or equine-related projects from assistance or financial... - Departmental Expenditure
379. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount her Department spent on public relations consultants and all matters relating to public relations costs in 2016; and if... - Special Protection Areas
380. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason Ireland has the very restrictive red zones on hen harrier-designated land when other EU countries do not in view of the... - Leader Programmes Funding
381. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the moneys spent on the Leader programme in each year since 2014, by county, in tabular form; the status of these payments versus... - Leader Programmes Administration
382. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the Leader budget which has been spent on administration costs to date; the way this compares to each other country... - Rural Development Plan
383. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the various towns throughout the country and in County Kildare have been selected for benefit from the recently... - Construction Industry
385. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by her Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in... - Action Plan for Jobs
386. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions of the 2017 Action Plan for Jobs to support entrepreneurship and job creation in the Gaeltacht. [11591/17] - Arts Funding
387. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has agreed to carry over funding for the 1916 commemoration to the general arts, culture and film programme to 2017; and if... - Artists' Remuneration
391. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will liaise with the Minister for Social Protection to examine the supports for working artists in the social welfare system;... - Heritage Sites
392. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to pursue more applications for UNESCO world heritage status for more of Ireland's national landmarks (details supplied).... - Irish Language
393. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she will work with her colleague the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that parents can access second level... - Arts Funding
395. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she plans to ensure arts funding is used to ensure minority and new Irish voices are heard as part of cultural output. [11685/17] - Cultural Policy
396. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to support the development of the creative industries sector; if she has reviewed the report from the previous Joint... - Arts in Education Charter
397. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has liaised with the Minister for Education and Skills on the development of contemporary art education at primary and... - Cultural Policy
398. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to develop a national cultural strategy up to 2025. [11689/17] - Arts Funding
400. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has examined proposals to facilitate on a national basis the use of vacant retail premises by exhibiting artists, based on... - Heritage Promotion
401. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will examine a nationwide plan for the development of village design statements that would ensure all future... - Arts in Education Charter
404. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans in place to ensure the better integration of the arts into education and broadening the focus on science, technology,... - Cultural Policy
405. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will begin preparation of the global arts forum for Ireland, similar to the structure of the global Irish economic forum,... - Departmental Functions
406. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Arts, Heritage and Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is the title of her Department and if she anticipates there will be any... - Brexit Issues
407. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she will have in the Government’s post-Brexit strategy, in view of her responsibility for regional affairs and the... - Arts Promotion
410. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will appoint an expert panel of artists and cultural managers to advise her as proposed by the National Campaign for the Arts;... - Cultural Policy
411. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on proposals that would mandate all local authorities to publish individual arts plans and cultural strategies and for... - Rural Development Plan
412. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to deliver on action point 250 of the Action Plan for Rural Development to work with island communities to assess and... - Post Office Network
413. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she proposes to oversee and monitor the implementation of actions to support the post office network, arising out of the... - Rural Development Plan
414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the investment of €37.5 million as outlined in point 50 of the Action Plan for Rural Development to implement the social... - Irish Language
415. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase the number of Irish speakers across the Civil Service. [11769/17] - Commemorative Events
416. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to reconvene the all-party consultation group for the decade of centenaries programme; and if she will make a statement on... - National Heritage Plan
417. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she is planning on publishing a national heritage plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11799/17] - Arts Funding
418. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has announced the breakdown of funding that will be given to support the various initiatives outlined in the Creative Ireland... - Museum Projects
420. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has implemented any of the recommendations outlined in the Irish Museums Survey Report 2016; and if she will make a statement... - Deer Culls
421. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been considerable controversy and concern by deer hunters in County... - Deer Hunting
422. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a survey of deer hunters and those involved in deer management carried out by an... - Animal Diseases
424. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her advisory group, the Irish Deer Management Forum, stated on 30 January 2017,... - Deer Culls
425. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of female, male and juvenile red deer and sika deer respectively that will be culled during the current cull in Killarney... - Turf Cutting
426. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to put a preservation order in place to prevent the extraction of peat from the Moyne Bog, Coole, County Westmeath, at... - Seirbhísí Oileán
427. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici fóram a bhúnú ar a mbeidh ionadaithe ó na hoileáin amach ón gcósta... - Natural Heritage Areas Designation
428. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the designation of various bogs as national heritage area bogs will be lifted or be in effect de-designated in accordance with... - Rural Development Plan
429. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the grants for refurbishing old buildings in rural communities that were announced in the Action Plan for Rural Development... - Public Procurement Contracts
430. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered re-evaluating the criteria for tendering and consider the regionalisation of tenders to allow booksellers and... - CLÁR Programme
431. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional money for the CLÁR programme will be provided for all roads outside national schools in south Monaghan that are... - Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge
432. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an aontaíonn sí go bhfuil sárobair á déanamh ag an eagraíocht Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta chun... - Turf Cutting
433. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which discussions are ongoing with representatives of traditional turf cutters with a view to resolving difficulties in... - Film Industry Promotion
434. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to encourage internationally the use of Ireland as a film location with obvious beneficial economic... - Arts Promotion
435. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to encourage the development and promotion of the arts with particular reference to the... - Philanthropy Initiatives
436. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the sector continues to attract support from philanthropists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Waterways Ireland
437. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she either by direction or through Waterways Ireland has reached agreement with traditional canal dwellers and... - Heritage Sites
439. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which various at risk heritage sites and buildings continue to be protected; and if she will make a statement on the... - Arts Funding
441. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to provide funding for the arts at local and community level, directly or indirectly; and if she... - EU Funding
442. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which local community-based festivals have benefited from EU grant aid directly or indirectly with particular reference... - Census of Population Data
445. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the 1926 census figures will be made available for the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12178/17]
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