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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: It has been widely acknowledged that the impact of COVID-19 on the live performance sector including live music, has been more detrimental and will last longer than in nearly any other sector. To help the sector, I recently announced funding allocations under the (1) "Music Industry Stimulus Package" and (2) "Live Performance Support Scheme" which resulted in: 1. 184 musicians/bands are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. 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 gathering...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: Budget 2021 included a number of substantial measures to support and strengthen the tourism sector and are supplemented by the economy-wide business supports and social welfare measures. €55 million has been provided for Business Continuity Schemes for strategic tourism businesses to help them survive through the pandemic and be there to help drive the recovery. Combined with the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: Primary support for the arts, including theatre, is delivered by the Arts Council, funding for which has increased steadily in recent years and will reach €130 million in 2021. The Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003, operates within a published ten-year strategic framework entitled Making Great Art Work. The Arts Council supports and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The report of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce, which was a commitment in the Programme for Government, was published last week. The report outlined ten recommendations for the sector including a proposed mechanism for rolling out of Universal Basic Income (UBI) through the establishment of a pilot project which would last three years. There is already a commitment in the Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Framework for Restrictive Measures is a risk management strategy designed to allow individuals, families, businesses and services better understand, anticipate and prepare for the measures Government might introduce to stop escalation of the transmission of the disease. The Government’s strategy, in line with the public health advice, is disease suppression. COVID-19 spreads when...

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243, 251 and 255 together. The Framework for Restrictive Measures is a risk management strategy designed to allow individuals, families, businesses and services better understand, anticipate and prepare for the measures Government might introduce to stop escalation of the transmission of COVID-19. The Government’s strategy, in line with the public...

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244, 252 and 254 together. Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council. Funding for the Arts Council has increased steadily in recent years and will reach €130 million in 2021. The Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003, operates within a published ten-year strategic framework...

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 262 together. My Department does not have responsibility for oversight of the commercial providers of Irish dancing. As commercial businesses, providers of dance classes may apply for a wide range of supports with varying criteria, available to assist organisations impacted by the pandemic. Information on these schemes is available at These...

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

Catherine Martin: I am fully cognisant of the significant impact the COVID-19 crisis has and continues to have on the sectors that my Department supports. 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 in response to COVID-19. Each...

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

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy is aware, from today (Tuesday 1 December), all counties have been placed on level 3 of the Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020 – 2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. From Friday 4 December, restaurants and pubs operating as restaurants (serving a substantial meal) can open for indoor dining with additional restrictions. This includes access for non-residents...

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

Catherine Martin: An amount of over €5 million was provided for the pilot "Live Performance Support Scheme" which was heavily oversubscribed, with over 100 applications seeking funding of over €16 million. As a result, it was not possible to provide funding to all applicants. The pilot scheme was developed following consultation with the live performance sector and will inform any future schemes...

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

Catherine Martin: It has been widely acknowledged that the impact of COVID-19 on the live performance sector including live music, has been more detrimental and will last longer than in nearly any other sector. To help the sector, I recently announced funding allocations under the Music Industry Stimulus Package and the Live Performance Support Scheme. Under the Music Industry Stimulus Package, 184...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Martin: The 2019 Annual Report of the National Concert Hall has been noted by Government and is now available on the website of the National Concert Hall.

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

Catherine Martin: The club referred to by the Deputy was allocated a grant under the 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme towards the development of dressing rooms, shower and toilets. There are no plans at present to withdraw any of the grants under the 2017 round of the Programme although my Department does pursue a withdrawals process for grants if no progress has been made after a number of...

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

Catherine Martin: Under the Government’s living with Covid-19 plan attendances at organised indoor gathering are allowed in limited numbers when the country is at Level 1 or at Level 2 of the measures in place to keep us all safe. In this case organised indoor and outdoor gatherings are those having controlled environments with a named event organiser, owner or manager such as events in theatres or...

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

Catherine Martin: The Government's Resilience and Recovery Plan 2020-2021 provides for indoor individual training only at Level 3. It also states explicitly that there should be no exercise or dance classes at this level. My Department has issued guidance to the sports and leisure sector confirming that group swimming lessons are not permitted in Level 3. Only one-to-one swimming instruction is permitted in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that my Department has not engaged the services of either legal or project management firms. Details of the consultancy, accountancy and IT firms engaged by my Department, the type of work they were engaged in, and the total cost of engagement for the period 2018 to date in 2020 are set out in the tables below. I am advised that no dispute over costs arose in respect to any of...

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

Catherine Martin: Budget 2021 included a number of substantial measures to support and strengthen the tourism sector and these are supplemented by the economy-wide business supports and social welfare measures. However, funding for the zoo and aquarium sector is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and in that regard I am pleased to note that funding of...

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

Catherine Martin: The €1.7 million allocated to the Music Industry Stimulus Package is broken down as follows: Cost Element Amount Awarded Songwriting Camps €445,000 Album Release €280,000 Recording €892,000 Administration* €83,000 Total ...