Written Answers Nos. 2781-2800
2781. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent on housing adaptation grants in each year since 2015 by local authority; the number of houses adapted in each case; the level of funding available in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35272/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraInformation on exchequer funding provided by my Department to each local authority and the number of grants paid under the Housing Adaptation Grants scheme for Older People and People with a Disability for the years 2015 to 2017 is available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/social-and-affordble/other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics.
Information on the 2018 allocations is available at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/special-housing-needs/minister-english-announces-eu6625-million-funding-improve-homes-older.
2782. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social or affordable housing units that have been built in Cork city or county since 2011; and the number of submissions received from the council or from approved housing bodies, AHBs, for County Cork for projects to be developed in 2018 and 2019; and the number of units involved. [35316/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs housing authorities, local authorities, including Cork City Council and Cork County Council, are responsible for the identification of the social housing need in their area and for the development of appropriate responses to the need identified. My Department is supporting local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies in the provision of social housing across build, lease and acquisition programmes.
Over the period 2016-2021, the Government is committed to the provision of 50,000 additional build, acquire and lease homes for social housing. Cork City Council and Cork County Council, over the course of 2016 and 2017, have delivered over 1,200 additional homes under these programmes, and have a target to deliver a further 4,221 such homes across the period 2018 to 2021.
Local authorities now have substantial pipelines of new build social housing projects, details of which can be seen in the quarterly Social Housing Construction Status Reports published by my Department. The most recently available report sets out the position as at end Q1 2018 and is available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link:
http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-publishes-social-housing-construction-status-report-q1-2018/.
This report lists approved projects within the Cork City and County area, submitted by the local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).
My Department also publishes a wide range of statistical information in relation to other housing delivery mechanisms, including the number of houses that have been built, acquired or leased by local authorities. These statistics are available on my Department's website at the following link:
www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.
Funding is provided by my Department to local authorities to acquire a range of properties for social housing use. Identifying and undertaking such social housing acquisitions is largely delegated to local authorities, so that they may respond flexibly to all opportunities to provide new social housing. Such funding is also provided on the basis that the houses are suitable for social housing use and suitable also across a range of other considerations including value for money, design, planning and other compliances. As the housing authority for its area, it is a matter in the first case for the local authority to determine the suitability of any units for acquisition, including the appropriateness of acquisitions by AHBs for social housing purposes.
All affordable housing schemes were stood down in 2011, reflecting the reality of market conditions across the country at that time and the very significant easing of affordability in that period.
However, a small number of affordable housing units, which would have been in progress at that time, were delivered in the following years, details of which are published on my Department's website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/affordable-housing/affordable-housing-and-part-v-statistics.
As Minister, I have been clear that we need to address issues of housing affordability, recognising the pressures that exist for low- to middle-income households, particularly in Dublin, Cork and other urban centres. The delivery of targeted affordable housing, for purchase and rent, was a priority topic at the recent Summit with local authority Chief Executives. It also featured prominently at a post-Housing Summit meeting with local authority Housing Directors of Service.
In this regard, I have now commenced the relevant provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, to place the new scheme for affordable purchase on a statutory footing. This Scheme will be delivered by local authorities developing their sites in key locations. The Scheme will be complementary to other Government Schemes which help first-time buyers to buy a home, such as the Help to Buy Scheme and the new Rebuilding Ireland home loan.
I am also determined that cost rental homes become a major part of our rental landscape in the future. There is a gap between social housing and the rental market that needs to be filled, making a sustainable impact on housing affordability, national competitiveness, and the attractiveness of our main urban centres as places to live and work. Cost rental is an important component of progressive housing systems around Europe.
In order to support local authorities to get their sites ready for affordable housing, I am providing additional funding for enabling infrastructure via the Serviced Sites Fund. Given that housing-related infrastructure will now be able to avail of funding under the €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, I am re-directing the €50 million planned funding for Phase 2 of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund to the Serviced Sites Fund, increasing the scale of the fund from the previously announced €25 million to €75 million. When local authority co-funding is included, an overall minimum investment of €100 million will be provided to those sites that require infrastructural investment in order for them to be brought into use for affordable housing. The call for proposals under the Serviced Site Fund issued last month.
Based on initial estimates, the local authorities in Dublin, the Greater Dublin Area, Cork and Galway, have lands with the potential to deliver some 4,000 new affordable homes. My Department is continuing to work with the key local authorities, including the Cork local authorities, and the Housing Agency to identify sites for at least 10,000 new affordable homes, and that analysis is progressing well.
2783. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount paid for consultancy services in each of the years 2012 to 2017; the details of these payments; the companies that received the payments; the amount received by each company; the hourly rates that applied to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35385/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraInformation requested on amounts paid by my Department for consultancy services in the years 2012 to 2017, to the extent to which it is readily available, is set out in the following table.
|
Consultant |
2012 € |
2013 € |
2014 € |
2015 € |
2016 € |
2017 € |
|
A&L Goodbody Solicitors |
|
|
|
|
|
23,985 |
|
AECOM |
17,393 |
*38,834 |
|
33,684 |
|
|
|
AP Env Econ Ltd. |
|
35,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
Artefact Limited |
|
|
|
|
|
1,107 |
|
ARUP Consulting Engineers |
17,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASM Chartered Accountants |
|
|
|
|
|
18,400 |
|
Bid Management Services |
|
|
2,583 |
|
3,963 |
738 |
|
Bruce McCormack |
|
|
|
|
1,970 |
|
|
Deloitte |
|
|
|
28,939 |
|
|
|
Deloitte & Touche |
|
39,299 |
66,036 |
|
|
|
|
Derek Moynihan |
475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DKM Economic Consultants |
39,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Des Johnson |
|
|
|
|
*6,000 |
|
|
Dr. Dagmar Stengel |
|
|
|
14,391 |
|
|
|
Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin |
6,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald |
2,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Duncan Lawrence Environmental Ltd. |
|
|
4,223 |
|
|
|
|
Eamon O'Boyle & Associates Limited |
|
|
|
|
2,411 |
|
|
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
60,280 |
*174,403 |
*95,474 |
|
60,000 |
*189,785 |
|
Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Lawrence |
1,526,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks |
|
|
|
|
|
10,114 |
|
Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd |
3,167 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frank Curran Consultants Ltd |
1,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glas Ecology |
4,920 |
|
1,599 |
|
|
|
|
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency |
1,937 |
*66,613 |
2,017 |
|
|
|
|
Housing & Sustainable Communities Ltd. |
|
12,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Indecon |
*67,431 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invas Biosecurity |
|
|
|
|
9,225 |
|
|
IT Executive Focus |
|
|
|
33,173 |
22,115 |
|
|
KW Research & Associates |
|
9,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
KOSI Ltd |
|
|
|
|
|
26,000 |
|
Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
MacCabe Durney Barnes |
|
|
94,567 |
350 |
|
|
|
Marine Institute |
996,162 |
478,980 |
633,105 |
568,232 |
181,002 |
|
|
Martinplan Consulting |
|
|
|
*3,250 |
|
|
|
Mason Hayes & Curran |
|
27,060 |
566 |
|
|
|
|
Mazars Consulting |
|
|
|
27,075 |
|
|
|
Malachy Walsh & Partners |
2,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. David Lovegrove |
9,689 |
1,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Eamon Galligan SC |
|
|
2,433 |
|
|
|
|
Mr. Hendrick W van der Kamp |
|
12,096 |
|
|
2,688 |
|
|
Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC |
19,680 |
49,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
Munster Archaeology |
24,258 |
23,031 |
|
|
|
|
|
National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) |
2,706 |
14,145 |
|
|
|
*27,768 |
|
National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG)/National Economic and Social Council (NESC) |
|
|
*58,525 |
|
|
|
|
O'Brien Learning |
|
|
|
|
|
2,622 |
|
Optimize |
|
|
|
|
|
6,150 |
|
Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy |
|
7,200 |
5,263 |
|
|
|
|
Patricia Thornton Tom Philips Associates |
|
|
4,151 |
|
|
|
|
Price Waterhouse Coopers |
120,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rory Mulcahy, Senior Counsel |
|
|
|
|
|
55,350 |
|
RPS Group |
211,458 |
*58,248 |
79,848 |
|
*195,979 |
73,427 |
|
RPS MCOS Ltd |
45,223 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sean O' Riordain & Associates |
|
3,257 |
|
|
|
|
|
SLR Environmental Consulting (Ireland) Ltd |
|
50,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
Steering Group on Fire Safety Review |
|
|
|
25,000 |
9,905 |
692 |
|
Sweeney Consulting (Scotland) Limited |
|
|
41,781 |
|
|
|
|
Tobin Consulting Engineers |
57,180 |
55,142 |
52,014 |
|
|
|
|
TRL Limited |
|
42,435 |
|
|
|
|
|
University College Cork (UCC) |
|
19,373 |
23,678 |
|
|
|
|
University College Cork (UCC)/National Economic and Social Council (NESC) |
|
|
4,305 |
|
|
|
|
White Young Green |
13,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
3,251,445 |
1,218,286 |
1,172,168 |
784,094 |
495,258 |
436,138 |
* Certain consultants were engaged in more than one contract.
The awarding of consultancy contracts by my Department is carried out in accordance with Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and Other External Support by the Civil Service, published by the Department of Finance. In procuring such services and managing the associated contracts, every effort is made by my Department to ensure maximum value for money and the keeping of expenditure to the minimum necessary to achieve the relevant objectives.
The Department’s consultancy budget is managed in accordance with Government policy and consultants are only engaged where specific expertise is required which is not available in the organisation at the required time. The approach taken is to secure outside assistance when it is needed and to work to obtain organisational learning from the engagement so as to reduce costs in the future. The Department uses its training and development budget to up-skill staff with expertise necessary for the on-going performance of the Department’s business.
2785. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding investment in arts and culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32876/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra2786. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for a roadmap to show clearly the way in which investment in arts and culture will be doubled over the next six years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32888/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 2785 and 2786 together.
The 2019 allocation for arts and culture and to the agency referred to by the Deputy will fall to be determined as part of the annual Budget Estimates process for 2019 as will those for subsequent years.
Since 2014, the Government has increased the allocation to this agency by 20%.
2787. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe in which complete and adequate funding will be provided to Waterways Ireland to fully restore Meelick Weir (details supplied) in its entirety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32920/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraWaterways Ireland have informed me that planning for Meelick Weir is at an advanced stage to bring this project to tender in the Autumn of 2018 and funding has been allocated from the capital programme to commence works with site preparation and material purchase in 2018, subject to a successful tender process.
Capital funding is allocated to Waterways Ireland on an annual basis and this has increased by €900,000 from 2017 to 2018 with a total allocation of €3,580,000.
The estimate of cost to complete the work in 2019 is being finalised. The final figure will be confirmed upon completion of the procurement process.
2788. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe in which she will provide complete funding to Waterways Ireland to restore the walkway on a weir (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33416/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraWaterways Ireland have informed me that planning is at an advanced stage to bring this project to tender in the Autumn of 2018 and funding has been allocated from its capital programme to commence works with site preparation and material purchase in 2018, subject to a successful tender process.
Capital funding is allocated by this department to Waterways Ireland on an annual basis and this has increased by €900,000 in 2017 to a total allocation of €3,580,000 in 2018.
The estimate of cost to complete the works in 2019 is being finalised. The final figures will be confirmed upon completion of the procurement process.
2789. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when restoration works will commence on a weir (details supplied); when it is proposed that the works will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33417/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraWaterways Ireland has informed me that work is at an advanced stage in the preparations for tendering the work at Meelick Weir.
Site investigation work has been commissioned and a report on the works will be made shortly.
It is expected that the tender documentation will issue in early autumn 2018 and Waterways Ireland anticipate there will be expenditure in 2018, subject to a successful procurement exercise.
There is the potential with favourable weather conditions that the work could be completed in one year but provision is being made for it to take place across a two year period if required.
2790. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of pre-school services operating in the Gaeltacht; the number of these operating through the medium of Irish; the number of children registered with these services from September 2017; and the number that attended services that were provided through the medium of Irish. [33727/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIrish-medium early-years services in Gaeltacht areas play an important role in supporting children's language development in Irish and impacts on the use of Irish in the home. The Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 states that there were 127 early years educational settings participating in the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme in the Gaeltacht
Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta (CNNG) operates under the aegis of Údarás na Gaeltachta and supports the provision of early childhood education services through Irish in the Gaeltacht. CNNG provides administration support and training services for early years education and care services which include naíonraí, breakfast clubs, afterschool services and parent and toddler groups. During 2017, CNNG supported 96 services which catered for 1,368 children.
2791. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, certificates issued by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in each of the years 2013 to 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32428/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Irish CITES Management Authority issues two types of documents to facilitate trade in CITES listed species – EC Trade Certificates and CITES import/export permits.
The CITES Regulations, namely Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97, control commercial activities associated with Annex A specimens within the European Union. Most commercial activities, including the sale and offering for sale of any Annex A specimen are prohibited unless an appropriate CITES Certificate has been issued by the relevant CITES Management Authority exempting the prohibition in question. The CITES Management Authority may grant such CITES Certificates on a case by case basis in certain situations as described in Article 8(3) of Council Regulation 338/97. Responsibility for the CITES Management Authority in Ireland rests with my Department and its functions are executed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Heritage Division.
In the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations commercial activities includes “the purchase, offer to purchase, acquisition for commercial purposes, display to the public for commercial purposes, use for commercial gain and sale, keeping for sale, offering for sale or transporting for sale of specimens”.
The following table gives the total number of EC Trade Certificates issued by the Irish CITES Management Authority from 2013 to 2017 to facilitate trade in Annex A specimens. The “total Number of CITES documents issued” column includes both import/export permits and the CITES certificates.
|
Year |
Total Number of CITES Documents Issued |
Number of CITES EC Trade Certificates issued |
|
2013 |
361 |
289 |
|
2014 |
372 |
290 |
|
2015 |
406 |
305 |
|
2016 |
497 |
377 |
|
2017 |
667 |
454 |
2792. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which the three year trial period in relation to sections 7 and 8 of the Heritage Bill will work; the way in which results will be measured; the action that may be taken in relation to trial outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32442/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra2851. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the data that will be used to ensure that the provisions of sections 7(1), 7(2) and 8 of the Heritage Bill will not negatively impact breeding birds and other wildlife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34344/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra2852. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the baseline data and analysis upon which the regulations she plans to bring into force under sections 7(1) and 7(2) of the Heritage Bill will be based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34345/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 2792, 2851 and 2852 together.
Section 7 of the Heritage Bill 2016 provides for managed hedge cutting on roadsides and burning at certain times within the existing closed period on a pilot two year basis. These provisions in Section 7 cannot come into force until Regulations are made as provided for under the Heritage Act.
As far as hedgerows are concerned, Section 7 provides for the cutting of roadside hedges only during the month of August. I recognise fully that hedgerows are a very important wildlife habitat, providing food, shelter, corridors of movement, nest and hibernation sites for many of our native flora and fauna. The change in timing of cutting set out in Section 7 of the Act should not interfere with any of these functions.
The Regulations will therefore require that any cutting in the month of August may only be of the current year's growth; it should not involve the use of heavy flails. This aims to ensure that any birds nests that might still be active by August will not be at risk. It is my intention that my Department will carry out studies to determine what, if any, effects there are during the pilot phase. These studies will involve the use of control areas where cutting within the prescribed period in the Wildlife Acts can be compared with cutting of the current year's growth under the Heritage Act.
The pilot period does not apply to Section 8.
In relation to burning, Section 7 provides for Regulations to allow burning in certain areas of the country, in a county or counties or parts of a county at specified periods in the month of March. The Regulations and best practice guidelines which will be produced will provide guidance to landowners on a number of issues including rotational burning, that species and habitats consideration should be to the fore in planned burning and on the need to liaise with relevant authorities and local fire service personnel.
It is also intended to have a public consultation process including consultation with relevant stakeholders in finalising these Regulations.
I should point out that the general provisions of the Heritage Act 2018 in relation to the introduction of a two year pilot period whereby roadside hedges may be cut during August will not be in force in 2018. Any such cutting will require the making of Regulations in the first instance. It is envisaged that these Regulations will be made, with a view to commencement in 2019. The existing provisions in the Wildlife Acts on hedge cutting remain in force until then.
The provisions in Section 8 of the Heritage Act provide for alignment between provisions in the Roads Act on obligations of landowners to keep roadside hedges cut for road safety reasons and provisions in Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts. The Regulations and pilot phase relating to the provisions in Section 7 do not apply to Section 8 of the Act.
2793. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure incurred by her Department in respect of legal fees in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32522/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraExpenditure incurred by my Department in respect of legal fees and compensation is shown in the annual Appropriation Accounts published by my Department. The legal costs incurred by my Department in 2015 and 2016 were €60,000 and €56,000 respectively.
The provisional figure for expenditure on legal fees in 2017 is €172,000. This figure is subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and the final figure will be confirmed in the 2017 Appropriation Account to be published later in the year.
2794. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has contracted the legal services of a company (details supplied) at any point over each of the past six years; if so, the costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32637/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised that my Department has not contracted any legal services from the company referred to by the Deputy during the period in question.
2795. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad iad na pleananna atá aici chun maoiniú a sholáthar le haghaidh feabhsúcháin bhóithre ar oileáin i nDún na nGall; an ndeimhneoidh sí na pleananna chun feabhas a chur ar bhóithre ar oileán Árainn Mhór agus go háirithe ar an bhóthar fhad le teach solais Árainn Mhór; an ndeimhneoidh sí go bhfuil allúntas le cur ar fáil do na bóithre ar na hoileáin i mbuiséad na bliana seo; an gcuirfidh sí síos ar na pleananna atá aici do na hoileáin i bpróiseas Bhuiséid 2019; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [32703/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTugann mo Roinn cuireadh bliantúil do Chomhairlí Chontae a bhfuil oileáin faoina gcúram iarratas a chur chuici ar chomh-mhaoiniú do thograí mionoibreacha ar na hoileáin úd. Áirítear cúnamh do bhóithre poiblí i measc na dtograí i gceist. Tá na hiarratais atá faighte ag mo Roinn i leith chlár mionoibreacha 2018 do na hoileáin á meas faoi láthair.
Níl an buiséad a bheidh ar fáil do mo Roinn do thograí caipitil ar na hoileáin in 2019 socraithe fós ach is féidir liom a dheimhniú go bhfuil mé féin agus mo Roinn tiomanta d'fhorbairt infreastruchtúr n-oileán amach ón gcósta.
2796. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there was a lease on one or all of the properties 14 to 17 Moore Street; the name under which it was signed; the terms and conditions of same; if the lease was approved as part of the purchase; if the lease is still in place; if the leaseholders are keyholders; if so, the length of time for which they will be keyholders; and the reason it was not disclosed to the chair and members of a group (details supplied). [32705/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department was neither aware of nor party to any lease relating to the Moore Street National Monument or any part thereof, and acquired this property, with legal and conveyancing advice and input from the Chief State Solicitors Office, unencumbered in 2015.
2797. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the application procedure for the recent allocation of €76,000 to support small scale local festivals and summer schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32735/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme is designed to assist local cultural events which may not be eligible under funding criteria for larger scale events such as those supported by Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council and similar bodies. The closing date for applications was the 18th May 2018. Funding was allocated following a competitive applications process, with a maximum grant of €5,000 available per applicant.
The applications were subject to a review process completed by an internal assessment committee through a weighted scoring process under the 4 criteria below:
- Extent to which the project meets the objectives of the scheme
- Realistic in terms of scale, costs, assistance sought and timeframe for delivery
- Demonstrated capacity to deliver project
- Level of own or supporting contribution
Details of the awards under the Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme 2018 were announced on 22nd June 2018 and may be found on my Department's website at www.chg.gov.ie/minister-madigan-announces-funding-for-small-scale-local-festivals-and-summer-schools/.
2798. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the applications process for the recent allocation of €76,000 to support small scale local festivals and summer schools was advertised; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32736/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme is designed to assist local cultural events which may not be eligible under funding criteria for larger scale events, such as those supported by Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council and similar bodies. The closing date for applications was the 18th May 2018. Funding was allocated following a competitive applications process, with a maximum grant of €5,000 available per applicant.
Applications were opened through my Department's website on 10th April 2018.
Details of the awards under the Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme 2018 were announced on 22nd June 2018 and may be found on my Department's website at www.chg.gov.ie/minister-madigan-announces-funding-for-small-scale-local-festivals-and-summer-schools/.
2799. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the festivals and summer schools that were awarded funding under the recent allocation of €76,000 to support small scale local festivals and summer schools; the areas in which the events take place; the amount of funding awarded to each festival and summer school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32737/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme is designed to assist local cultural events which may not be eligible under funding criteria for larger scale events, such as those supported by Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council and similar bodies. The closing date for applications was the 18th May 2018. Funding was allocated following a competitive applications process, with a maximum grant of €5,000 available per applicant.
Details of the awards under the Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme 2018 were announced on 22nd June 2018 and may be found on my Department's website at www.chg.gov.ie/minister-madigan-announces-funding-for-small-scale-local-festivals-and-summer-schools/.
2800. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received from small scale local festivals and summer schools in relation to the recent allocation of €76,000; the number of those applications that were successful and not successful, retrospectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32738/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme is designed to assist local cultural events which may not be eligible under funding criteria for larger scale events, such as those supported by Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council and similar bodies. The closing date for applications was the 18th May 2018. Funding was allocated following a competitive applications process, with a maximum grant of €5,000 available per applicant.
71 applications were received on which 51 were deemed eligible for funding through the scheme based on the applications submitted. Of those 51, a grant was offered to 34 bodies.
Details of the awards under the Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme 2018 were announced on 22nd June 2018 and may be found on my Department's website at www.chg.gov.ie/minister-madigan-announces-funding-for-small-scale-local-festivals-and-summer-schools/.
