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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: Earlier this month, I set up the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce. Clare Duignan is chairing the Taskforce and the other members are: - Arts Council - Business to Arts - Council of the National Cultural Institutions - County and City Management Association (CCMA) - Department of Health - Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht - Department of Social...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Craolacháin (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: Faoin mBille um Shábháilteacht Ar Líne agus Rialáil na Meán atá beartaithe, bunófar Coimisiún Meán il-daoine, díscaoilfear Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann, bunófar creataí rialála don tsábháilteacht ar líne agus chun seirbhísí meán closamhairc a rialú, agus déanfar an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: An státchiste den chuid is mó a dhéanann maoiniú ar TG4 agus faigheann sé roinnt ioncaim tráchtála. Ba ionann an maoiniú poiblí sin in 2020 agus €37.2m, agus bhí sin comhdhéanta de €34.2m i maoiniú reatha agus €3m i maoiniú caipitil. Tá maoiniú breise curtha ar fáil do TG4 le roinnt...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. B'ionann leithroinnt mhaoinithe phoiblí TG4 agus €37.2 milliún in 2020, leithroinnt a bhí comhdhéanta de €34.2 milliún i gcaiteachas reatha agus €3 milliún i gcaiteachas caipitil. Fuair m'oifigigh comhfhreagras ó TG4 ar 11 Meán Fómhair inar iarradh €1.9 milliún i maoiniú...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Rinne an Teachta Ó Snodaigh tagairt don chlár "Cúla4 ar Scoil", clár a choimisiúnaigh TG4. Soláthraíonn an clár seo seirbhís chuimsitheach do scoileanna Gaeltachta agus Gaelscoileanna chun foghlaim i nGaeilge a éascú don lucht féachana. Clúdaíonn sé na príomhábhair: an Ghaeilge, matamaitic, stair agus...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Tá m’oifigigh i mbun idirchaidrimh le TG4 maidir leis an iarratas do mhaoiniú bhreise agus tá siad ag lorg tuilleadh faisnéise. Measfar an iarratas nuair a fhaightear an fhaisnéis sin. Beidh mé i mbun idirchaidrimh leis an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe maidir le riachtanais maoiniú mo Roinne don bhliain 2021 mar chuid den...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: I am acutely aware of the enormous and unprecedented challenges which face the tourism and hospitality sectors as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost all tourism businesses were initially required to close to comply with the necessary public health measures introduced. Many have since reopened but, unfortunately, the majority of businesses are operating with significantly reduced...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: While absolutely necessary, the public health guidelines disproportionately impact the sectors supported by my Department, namely, tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sports and media. I have had extensive engagement with people representing those working in the tourism and hospitality sector and will continue to do so. As the Deputy said, at the beginning of the year tourism supported...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: That is why I have been engaging with them extensively. One of the first things I did as a Minister, on day two, was to meet with the sector. On the stay and spend initiative, that is exactly what I said in my answer: it needs to be reassessed. I take that on board. That is why I am saying that in this Chamber. It is because of the fast-paced nature of this horrifying pandemic and how it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The programme for Government has expanded the remit of the public service broadcasting commission to become a future of media commission to consider the future of print, broadcast and online media on a platform-agnostic fashion. The programme for Government calls for a report within nine months on the measures that need to be taken to ensure there is a vibrant, independent public service...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The future of the media commission also has consideration of the Irish language and media within its remit. I made sure to have someone on the commission who is fluent in Irish and works in the sector. I recognise the work TG4 has done in providing an important source of news, education and public service information during this time, maintaining and adapting its schedule to respond to its...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Deputy. As I said, the licence fee will be discussed in the context of the commission. I do not want to interfere with the work of the commission. I am aware that evasion is currently estimated to be at 12.57% even though An Post makes every effort to bring the evaders into the licence pool with reminder notifications and inspections. There is also an increasing number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The tourism, arts, culture and sport are integral parts of the fabric of society, supporting economic activity and physical and societal well-being. The public facing and audience driven nature of those sectors means that each time there is an escalation for any county in the level applicable under the living with Covid plan those sectors will be hardest hit. The Government is acutely aware...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Deputy. That is why I feel task forces are key to this. My engagement with people across my Department brief has shown me that they want to have a say. The arts task force, chaired by Claire Duignan, met for the first time last week and is due to report on 31 October which is obviously post budget. That is why in the first meeting I attended last week I asked it to give me its...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: I can assure the Deputy that my Department and I are engaging closely with the sectors and, in the context of the budget, we are very aware of the demands. Waiting for the task force report does not preclude us from taking immediate measures. For example, the live performance scheme involved an allocation of €5 million. My Department developed the conditions of the scheme in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pool Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Before the Minister of State answers it would be remiss of me not to comment on Carrickmacross. When I was in primary school, which was neither today nor yesterday, I used to buy raffle tickets in the hope that we would have a swimming pool in Carrickmacross by my time in secondary school. It was Dave Phelan who championed it when I was in my secondary school days. I will keep an eye on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Government published the Resilience and Recovery 2020 - 2021, the Plan for Living with COVID-19, on 15 September. This is a cross-Government approach to managing the pandemic for the coming months. This plan sets out how the balance between public health, economic and social aspects of living with Covid-19 will operate in the short to medium term. Most of the country is now at level...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: That is exactly where my focus remains because from my engagement with the stakeholders, as the Deputy stated, that is what they need. I realise the situation has deteriorated. I am also very conscious of the unprecedented nature of the challenges facing live performers, promoters and producers, not least from a financial point of view. I recently announced a new fund that will assist...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: From my extensive engagement with the sector, I am conscious that the changes to the PUP and employment wage subsidy scheme affect the lives of thousands of artists and other workers across the arts, culture and live entertainment sectors in a devastating way. I understand these supports are needed now more than ever to support artists in their long-awaited return to work. I have raised...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 13 together. I am pleased to inform Deputies Boyd Barrett and Brendan Smith that earlier this month I launched a number of new music and performance schemes, totalling €6 million, to aid employment in the creative industries. The music stimulus package involves three funding schemes designed to help sustain the popular commercial music...