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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (1 Jul 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Government is committed to a sustainable An Post and post office network as a key component of the economic and social infrastructure throughout Ireland. The Programme for Government states that the Government will continue to provide the nationwide network of post offices with funding to ensure their sustainability and enhance the value they bring to local communities. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (1 Jul 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The details sought by the Deputy for the functions under the remit of my Department in the period since September 2020 (when the former Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media was established) are set out in the table below. It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: An Post is a commercial State body with a mandate to act commercially. Matters relating to staffing in An Post are a direct operational matter for the company and I, as Minister, have no function. However I would advise the Deputy that the Annual Reports of An Post contain details of the staffing levels in the company. The Annual Reports are available online at An Post website and have been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Basic Income for the Arts (1 Jul 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 423 and 425 together. The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. I appreciate the importance of the Basic Income support for artists, which is why last week I announced that Cabinet had agreed to my proposal to an extension of six months to allow for further evaluation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Funding (1 Jul 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: As outlined in the Programme for Government, the Government believes that culture and the arts are essential to a well-rounded society, providing opportunities for education, expression and community engagement. Ireland is world renowned for our rich, diverse and vibrant arts sector. However, I am conscious of the pressures that artists and creatives face in finding suitable workspaces and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (1 Jul 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ireland is home to several world-class film studios working to the highest quality and standards. The amount of studio space available at any time changes continuously week by week. Overall, I understand that there is 321,930 square feet of studio space in the State, of which 183,800 square feet is located in the Dublin / Wicklow Region.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: You effectively did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: There you go.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Withdraw that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Sound bites.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputy for the single transferable speech. No matter what I did on this, the Deputy was going to be opposed to it any way. Let us call a spade a spade. There was one eligible application from Ulster. I have said and made it very clear that as soon as we get an opportunity to have a second scheme, I am sure the Deputy will have all the wisdom of Job in articulating what should...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: You have had a good run now for your video. My priority was to get the maximum amount of money out to the maximum number of locations. Rather than run down the locations that got it-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy's party should be supportive of the locations that got it, rather than running them down.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: How is Sinn Féin's infrastructure Minister doing?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Has Sinn Féin's infrastructure Minister heard of the north west and the hames they made of the A5?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Expenditure Reviews (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy is right in respect of what I did on assuming the office of Minister with responsibility for culture, communications and sport. I became aware of a substantial problem in the Department and a legacy problem in the Arts Council. I have dealt with this in a manner that I believe to be proportionate and responsible in the sense that I have asked Professor Niamh Brennan, in the first...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 149 together. I launched the grassroots music venue support scheme in March this year to support small, established music venues that promote themselves and are known in the community for programming grassroots music artists, in recognition of the contribution they make to the music industry and the wider night-time economy. The scheme aims to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have outlined the rationale for the distribution of funding under the scheme and I have said that I am committed to additional schemes of this nature in the future. It is remiss of the Deputy to try to run down the officials in the Department. Ultimately, this was a pilot scheme. We tried to give out the money as quickly as possible. I have outlined the number of people outside of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Expenditure Reviews (26 Jun 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Galway’s designation as European Capital of Culture 2020 provided an opportunity to promote the city’s culture nationally and internationally. The Government allocated €15 million in two stages, with €14 million allocated to deliver the cultural programme of Galway European Capital of Culture and €1 million allocated for its legacy programme. The...