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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pool Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Swimming pools are important community facilities which support people of all ages to stay active. The Irish Sports Monitor Report 2019, recently published by Sport Ireland, found once again that swimming is among the most popular forms of sport in Ireland. Swimming is particularly popular among women and older people who tend to be less active. Sport Ireland research has found that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Corporate Governance (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: My Department provides annual support for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann for their work in the conservation and promotion of Irish traditional music, dance and language.  The organisation was founded in 1951 and has grown to have some 400 branches today across Ireland, Europe, the Americas and in the Asia-Pacific region.  From the beginning, the organisation has high...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The person referred to by the Deputy has no involvement or engagement in the operations of Sport Ireland. In respect of the organisation concerned,  while the person referred to by the Deputy remains an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, I understand that they have not had any involvement or engagement with that organisation since they...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Every grantee under the SCP provides the Department with a guarantee that the equipment or capital works funded will remain in sporting use for a minimum period of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Radio Broadcasting (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Part 10 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 makes provision for the disbursement of 7% of the net television licence fee receipts to the Broadcasting Fund administered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The Broadcasting Fund supports both the Sound and Vision (S&V) and Archiving Schemes. Total Licence Fee Receipts comprises monies from TV licence sales and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media Regulation (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill was approved by Government on 9 January 2020 and subsequently published on 10 January 2020. At that time the Government also approved the detailed drafting of the proposed Bill by the Office of the Attorney General and forwarded the General Scheme to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Communications, Climate Action and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media Regulation (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: On 10 December 2019 the former Government agreed the terms of reference for the Commission on the Future of Irish Public Service Broadcasting to be established by the Department of the Taoiseach. The former  President of Dublin City University, Professor Brian Mac Craith was appointed as Chair of the Commission. The Programme for Government has expanded the remit of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Tourism has suffered a severe impact as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Along with my colleagues in Government, I have taken a number of measures to help the sector survive this current crisis. The July Stimulus Package introduced significant measures to help support businesses to recover following the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Some of the key measures for tourism and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Brexit poses significant challenges to our tourism sector. The impact of the drop in value of sterling since the UK referendum on EU membership in 2016 has been that from a tourism perspective, Ireland has become a more expensive destination for UK visitors.  The number of British visitors to Ireland in 2019 was 3.5% lessthan in 2016 and the associated revenue generated by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 to 138, inclusive, together. The arts and culture sectors have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; cultural venues and events were among the first to be closed in the country’s public health response to the crisis, and they will be among the last to recover. The Deputy will also be aware that I have recently appointed the Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the sport sector, with all sporting activity suspended at the end of March. The sport sector has played a key role in supporting the public health by promoting key messages and many sports clubs throughout the country supported elderly and vulnerable members of their communities.  The sporting bodies have also done...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: From the outset of the pandemic earlier this year, a close liaison has been maintained between my Department, Sport Ireland and the various sporting organisations. This has been achieved in particular through the establishment of a representative Sports Monitoring Group, which has held regular meetings over the past few months. In addition, Sport Ireland, which is the statutory body with...

Covid-19 (Arts): Statements (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Táim buíoch an deis seo a bheith agam chun plé a dhéanamh ar chúrsaí cultúrtha agus ealaíne. Aithníonn an Rialtas an tábhacht atá ag baint leis an gcultúr agus leis na healaíona don duine daonna, don phobal agus don tsochaí trí chéile chuile lá, chuile sheachtain agus chuile bhliain. Tá sé seo...

Covid-19 (Arts): Statements (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: I thank Deputies for their contributions to the debate. I recognise that everyone who has contributed is as passionate about the arts as I am. I looked across the House during the debate and I saw so many Deputies like me who have that background. Many Deputies are steeped in a great wealth of arts and music and I recognise the real knowledge they have. I will try to respond to as many...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, I have responsibility for the governance of RTÉ to ensure the company is fully compliant with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State bodies and the governance functions included in the legislative and regulatory framework for broadcasting. The RTÉ Board are appointed under Section 81 of the Broadcasting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Festivals and participative events, many of which are supported by Fáilte Ireland, support the tourism industry by motivating people to travel, to generate footfall, economic activity and – importantly from a tourism perspective – bed-nights across the country. However, as we balance managing virus-related risks with facilitating continued economic and social...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The Programme for Government commits to continuing the SCP and to prioritise the investment in disadvantaged areas. The most recent (2018) round of the SCP attracted a record 2,337...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Projects (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Transfer of Functions Order, bringing Tourism and Sport functions to my Department, was approved by Government on Tuesday, 15 September 2020, and came into effect the following day. Media functions were transferred to my Department with effect from the 23 of September with the Heritage functions and Islands functions transferring out of my Department with effect from 9 September and 23...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Coimisinéir Teanga (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Leagtar amach in Alt 114 d'Acht 2009 príomhchuspóirí agus cumhachtaí gaolmhara RTÉ, agus sainítear gur - cheart go dtabharfadh na cláir léargas ar ilchineálacht chultúir oileán uile na hÉireann agus aird ar leith a thabhairt ar na hairíonna a shainíonn an cultúr sin agus an Ghaeilge go háirithe; , - go...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: Under Level 3 of the Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19, no matches or sports events are permitted other than those which are specifically exempted under the Recovery and Resilience Plan. The exemption applies countrywide to elite and professional sport, inter-county GAA, ladies football or camogie matches and any national senior club...