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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Paindéim (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 219 together. Ní mór dom a rá ar an gcéad dul síos gur ceisteanna iad seo don Aire Sláinte agus do Roinn an Taoisigh go príomha. Tá dualgais dhíreacha ar gach comhlacht poiblí faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 a chlúdaíonn eolas atá á thabhairt don phobal i gcoitinne...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: My colleague the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has in place a range of business and financial supports available to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and these can be viewed at the following link . This includes a new scheme called the COVID Business Aid Scheme (CBAS) which is aimed at those businesses who fall outside the eligibility requirements for CRSS....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 228 together. A strong and independent media sector is central to our parliamentary democracy, freedom of speech and to the provision of quality and impartial information, particularly in the context of COVID-19. I recognise the essential role that the print media plays in this regard and the particular value of local and regional newspapers in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: An allocation of €50 million was made in Budget 2021 for the live performance sector. It is envisaged that the rollout of this funding would include measures such as a grant scheme along the lines of the pilot "Live Performance Support Scheme." Officials in my Department have gained valuable insights from this scheme and will apply these learnings when allocating funding this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: An Post is the issuing agent for the TV Licence Fee collection under Section 145 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and as such has set out a number of payment options which include online, in the post office, by phone, using saving stamps available at the post office and at post point outlets. There are currently four payment options by direct debit which allow the cost of the licence to be paid...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: Weddings are an important source of income for some businesses in the tourism sector such as hotels, and I meet with them on a regular basis, but many enterprises involved in weddings such as florists, bakers, hairdressers etc. would not fall under my remit. In this regard to supports, hotels are eligible for a range of supports most particularly the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230, 235 and 237 to 242, inclusive, together. I announced thepilot Outdoor Public Space Scheme 2021 last week. The genesis of the scheme is Recommendation No 9 of Life Worth Living- the Report of the Arts and Culture Recovery Task Force. The Scheme as advertised provides that a local authority can apply for a capital grant of up to €250,000 for a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: The COVID-19 Adaptation Fund for tourism businesses is administered by Fáilte Ireland and I have referred the Deputy's question to them for 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Stay & Spend Scheme commenced on 1 October 2020. Its purpose was to provide targeted support to businesses within the hospitality sector impacted by continued restrictions. The Stay and Spend scheme was devised at a time when there appeared to be a steady downward trend in infection rates and there was an expectation that the re-opening of the economy could be sustained...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: In line with a recommendation in the Tourism Recovery Plan drawn up by the Tourism Recovery Taskforce, I appointed a Recovery Oversight Group in December 2020. The purpose of the Group is to oversee the implementation of the Recovery Plan produced by the Tourism Recovery Taskforce and monitor the sector’s recovery from the COVID crisis. Earlier this week the Recovery Oversight Group...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fáilte Ireland (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: The tourism business continuity scheme for strategic businesses for the tourism sector is administered by Fáilte Ireland and opened for applications on Thursday 11th February. I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for further details on the scheme. 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Report of the "Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce" was published on the 17th November last. It made 10 recommendations. While a some recommendations are under the remit of other Government Departments, I have made progress on a number of the Report's recommendations which relate to my Department. In December, I put in place arrangements to implement Recommendation 6 which identified...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: I have been informed by officials in my Department that no contracts for public relations advice and consultancy over the cost of €10,000 have been entered into by my Department since January 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Night-time Economy Taskforce has met five times since it's establishment on 30 July 2020 with the most recent meeting held on 15th February 2021. Minutes of these meetings are available on my Department's web-site. A sub-group structure has been established as part of this work and these groups have also each met a number of times since they were established.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (18 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) is a targeted support for businesses significantly impacted by restrictions introduced by the Government under public health regulations to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. I am advised by the Minister for Finance that the support is available to companies, self-employed individuals and partnerships who carry on a trade or trading...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Print Media (18 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 116 together. A strong and independent media sector is central to our parliamentary democracy, freedom of speech and to the provision of quality and impartial information, particularly in the context of COVID-19. I recognise the essential role that the print media plays in this regard and the particular value of local and regional newspapers in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Information (18 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will appreciate my Department operates a range of funding schemes across all areas of the Department's remit. Details of funding schemes including eligibility criteria, rates of payment and how to apply are published on my Department's website at The main funding areas and associated contact details for my Department are set in the table below. Programme ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Meetings (18 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: Since my appointment as the first Minister for Media at the end of September 2020, I have met with many lead executives from the representative organisations in the sector including the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, RTÉ, TG4, Virgin Media, Sky Ireland, Communicorp Media, Local Ireland, CRAOL, the representative group for Community Radio and the IBI, the Independent Broadcasters of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: Budget 2021 provided a significant package of tax and fiscal measures to build the resilience of the economy and to help vulnerable but viable businesses across all sectors. A key measure in this regard is the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) which was introduced to support businesses significantly affected by restrictions introduced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Martin: In Ireland, Section 29 of the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (the 2019 Act) introduces a provision for copyright libraries to request a publisher to deposit a copy of a digital publication first published in the State. This introduced digital legal deposit in Ireland. Allied to that is the challenge of archiving the web and the difficulties of collecting,...