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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 51 together. An Post acts as my issuing agent for TV Licence fee collection under Section 145 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The vast majority of people pay their TV licence fee.  The level of evasion has decreased from 15.3% at the end of 2013 to 12.57% at the end of 2019. Among the measures taken by An Post to reduce evasion have been changing TV...

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 67 and 69 together. I acknowledge the valuable source of reliable and trustworthy news that local radio offers in a time of uncertainty and with much disinformation in circulation. Local radio also plays an important role in bringing communities together, strengthening their bonds of solidarity and mutual support. I recognise the challenges faced by...

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

Catherine Martin: On 2 November, I announced details of an €85 million funding package for the Irish sport sector, which has been significantly impacted by the various COVID-19 restrictions imposed since March 2020. The funding, which is being allocated by Sport Ireland, will address the existential threat to National Governing Bodies and their club networks, allowing sports organisations...

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

Catherine Martin: I agree that it is vitally important that efforts continue to be made to promote and encourage increased sport and physical activity by young people for a whole variety of reasons, in particular and physical and mental well-being benefits. While the restrictions on sport have been difficult, there are some encouraging signs concerning participation levels among young people...

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

Catherine Martin: Under the Government’s living with Covid-19 plan spectators are permitted to attend sporting events in limited numbers when the relevant area of the country is at Level 1 or at Level 2 of the measures in place to keep us all safe. As the country is currently at Level 5 no spectators are permitted at sports matches or events. However, professional and high performance sport and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Government's National Sports Policy 2018-2027 recognises that Ireland's older population is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades and the challenges and opportunities that such changes in demography present for participation in sport.  The National Sports Policy has set a target to increase adult participation in sport from 43% in 2017 to...

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...

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

Catherine Martin: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, in recognition of the importance of a sustainable Irish media sector, expanded the remit of the Public Service Broadcasting Commission to become the Future of Media Commission, tasked with considering the future of print, broadcast, and online media in a platform agnostic fashion.  On 29 September 2020 the Government agreed the terms of...

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

Catherine Martin: The development of regional tourism is an operational matter for the Board and management of Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to them for further information and direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

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

Catherine Martin: The breakdown of the total Exchequer provision in 2021 for tourism services by subhead will be available in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for Public Services, which will be published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and will be available on that Department's website following publication.  It is not possible to provide any further detail of the 2021 capital...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: Cuimsítear an Cultúr, na Meáin agus an Ghaeltacht sa réimse oibre atá faoi mo chúraim mar Aire.  Tá an-mheas agam, mar sin, ar ról TG4 i dtaobh tacaíocht a thabhairt don Ghaeilge agus don Chultúr.  Mar chraoltóir foilsitheora, cuireann TG4 tacaíocht ríthábhachtach ar fáil don earnáil neamhspleách...

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

Catherine Martin: The development of a meaningful legacy to Galway's 2020 European Capital of Culture Programme is an important element of the overall fulfilment of designation. The impact of COVID 19 has resulted in the delivery of a reimagined programme for Galway 2020, which will now extend into the first quarter of next year. Galway 2020 Executive continues to work closely with the local...

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 and a representative from Give us the Night and the Lord Mayors of Cork and Dublin are also members.   We know that Covid 19 has...

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

Catherine Martin: The importance of swimming is fully recognised in the National Sports Policy 2018-2027. Given its particular capacity to provide lasting benefits over people's lifetimes, swimming is one of three priority participation sports identified in the Policy and is to be the subject of a specific National Swimming Strategy to be completed and published next year. While the Government...

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

Catherine Martin: There has been, and will continue to be, a regular, ongoing engagement with the sports sector as a whole, including with the body referred to by the Deputy, who I met in September. In addition to direct engagement with Sport Ireland, the statutory agency for the development of sport in Ireland, sporting organisations including the body referred to by the Deputy, have also contributed to...

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

Catherine Martin: Last month, I received the recommendations of the Tourism Recovery Taskforce for the survival, stabilisation and recovery of the tourism industry.  In the coming weeks I will establish a Recovery Oversight Group to assist in the implementation of these recommendations, which will help guide the future development of the sector.  Central to this will...

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

Catherine Martin: The Framework for Restrictive Measures 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 prevent escalation of 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to Priority Question No 3 today The guidance set out in the Government Plan for Living with COVID-19 specifies that no exercise or dance classes are allowed at Levels 3, 4 or 5.  This precludes any exercise class, including gymnastics classes, and any type of dance class – traditional, step, jazz, or ballet.  Similarly, the guidance precludes any indoor...

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

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill provides for a  multi-person Media Commission, including an Online Safety Commissioner who will oversee the regulatory framework for online safety.    The General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill which included provisions to establish an online Safety Commissioner was approved by Government on 9 January 2020...

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

Catherine Martin: Details of the 2020 dormant account funding allocations, including county breakdowns, are available on the Sport Ireland website, on the following pages: