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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Question Heading (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Government’s Plan for Living with COVID-19 is a risk management strategy designed to allow individuals, families, businesses and services to better understand, anticipate and prepare for the measures Government might introduce to control or reduce the transmission of COVID-19.  Each level of the framework contains a “basket” of measures which are intended,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Football Association of Ireland (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Minister for Transport, Tourism Sport and the association mentioned by the Deputy was a very important and necessary measure in enabling the Government to participate in a financial support package for the association in January of this year. The MOU enables Sport Ireland to restore funding to the association of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategy Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware my Department, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act, 1997 Government Departments are required to prepare a draft Statement of Strategy within six months of the appointment of a new Minister.  The  process of preparing a draft Statement of Strategy for the three-year period from 2021 to 2023 is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: Earlier in the month I announced the recipients of a pilot Live Performance Support Scheme to assist commercial venues, producers and promoters to plan live performances across the country over the coming months, with a total of 59 organisations benefitting from the scheme. The main objective of the scheme is to provide employment opportunities in the live performance sector while also...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, I established the Night-time Economy Taskforce earlier this year on 30 July 2020 as one of the priority actions for my Department.  Key Government Departments and Agencies are represented on the Taskforce; a representative from Give us the Night and the Lord Mayors of Cork and Dublin are also members.   We know that COVID-19 has severely...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The allocation to the Arts Council in 2021 is €130m, an increase of €50m on the initial Budget 2020 allocation of €80m and an increase of €25m on the 2020 Further Revised Estimate allocation of €105m. The increase reflects Government's acknowledgement of the important role that arts and culture play in our economy and society and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The total gross capital allocation for my Department for 2021 is €185.9m representing an increase of €16.5m or 10% on the comparable figure for 2020.  Of this sum, an allocation of €60.7m relates to Arts and Culture projects and further details on the composition of this figure will be made available as part of the Revised Estimates 2021 due to be published by the...

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

Catherine Martin: The management of both of these schemes is a matter for Fáilte Ireland, however I am informed that the COVID-19 Adaptation Grant Scheme for tourism businesses closed for expressions of interest on 31st October 2020.  Applicants have until the end of November to complete their applications. Fáilte Ireland assessments are ongoing and the number of applications...

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

Catherine Martin: I appointed an Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce in September to prepare a report including a set of recommendations on how best the arts and culture sector can adapt and recover from the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Taskforce has now completed its deliberations and on Tuesday I brought it to the attention of Government colleagues and subsequently arranged for...

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

Catherine Martin: My Department provides significant funding to Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ), which is the largest organisation involved in the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music and Irish dancing.  It has hundreds of branches in every Irish county including in small towns and villages.  My Department provides annual funding to CCÉ for its work in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: My Department’s tourism services budget is voted for use through the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. Accordingly, there is no specific allocation made by my Department directly to local authorities for the development of tourism projects. Fáilte Ireland supports local authorities in the development of tourism in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: My Department is currently developing specific proposals and indicative plans for a co-ordinated, cross-governmental programme for the remainder of the Decade of Centenaries.  Next year's budget of €5 million is a significant increase of €3 million on this year's funding allocation.  It will support the development of a rich diversity of ongoing and new ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: I know how valuable top level competition is and the central part that following your team plays in the lives of club supporters. We are fortunate that the league in question is dynamic and vibrant and I was very pleased with how the clubs adapted this year to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The operation of the league is a matter for the relevant National...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Future of Media Commission (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 72 together. Well-functioning media systems, and in particular public service broadcasting, deliver four important public services to Irish society; - To inform, educate and entertain the Irish public with regard to matters of Irish culture, identity, sport, language and other matters inherent to Ireland and the Irish people; - To ensure that the public...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland waived the levy for the independent radio sector in quarters 1 and 2 saving the sector €1m.  I secured €839,000 in Budget 2021 to recoup the BAI for the waiver. Additional supports were put in place from the Sound and Vision Scheme which is funded from the TV Licence fee.  There was a special Covid round for the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 41, 45, 55 and 66 together. 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. Over 12,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: All grants issued by my Department to agencies or other bodies are subject to the provisions of Circular 13/2014 from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the Management of and Accountability for Grants from Exchequer Funds, including provisions in relation to Service Level Agreements and on monitoring and reporting. While absolutely necessary to protect us...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: Major Sports Events have the potential to drive participation in sport, contribute to trade, tourism, business, community engagement and economic growth. Such events can also increase national pride and affect how we are viewed internationally. In recent years Ireland has won the bid to host Ryder Cup 2027, EURO 2020 and the Women’s Rugby World...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Radio Broadcasting (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: During 2020, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) held two closed rounds for radio, targeted at the independent commercial and  community radio sectors respectively. In June 2020, the BAI awarded €2.5m Sound and Vision funding to 32 independent commercial radio stations across the country supporting public awareness and understanding of COVID-19.  This...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: Earlier in the month I announced the recipients of a pilot Live Performance Support Scheme to assist commercial venues, producers and promoters to plan live performances across the country over the coming months, with a total of 59 organisations benefitting from the scheme. The main objective of the scheme is to provide employment opportunities in the live performance sector while also...