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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Government recently agreed that the current public health restrictions will be extended until 5 April. The Government's clear message at the present time is for people to stay in their homes, unless necessary for those essential reasons set out in the public health regulations. I understand the difficulties these restrictions pose for couples on their special day and the impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272, 273 and 274 together. I am acutely aware of the challenges facing all musicians who rely on live performance to sustain their livelihoods on foot of necessary public health restrictions.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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: As part of the July stimulus package and in response to the challenges being experienced by the Coach Tourism sector the Government provided €10m to fund the Coach Tourism Business Continuity Scheme which is administered by Fáilte Ireland. The scheme opened for applications last October and I understand allocations are being made this week. I have referred the Deputy’s...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I am acutely aware of the challenges facing those who rely on live performance to sustain their livelihoods on foot of necessary public health restrictions. The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment recently announced the COVID-19 Business Aid Scheme (CBAS) as one of a number of horizontal support across all sectors of the economy. SMEs and Businesses in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I introduced the Music Industry Support Package (MISP) in 2020 to help meet the needs of the whole of the music sector in these unprecedented times. This was the first time this type of support was offered to the music industry and it was designed in a time of crisis and at short notice to cover all music genres. It had three key components, song writing, album release and recording to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281, 282 and 296 together. Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 17 February 2021, I understand that the first organisation to which the Deputy refers entered into negotiations on music distribution with the second organisation on the basis that it is the only company of its kind in Ireland available to the independent music sector. It...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: My colleague the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has primary responsibility for language schools. The Tourism Business Continuity Scheme is in place to provide support to strategic tourism businesses who have been unable to qualify for assistance under the Government's Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS). In that regard, I understand that the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: Tourism is one of Ireland’s most important industries. It is estimated that the sector as a whole contributed over €9 billion to the economy in 2019 and supported approximately 260,000 jobs. The impact of COVID-19 on travel and tourism globally has been overwhelming, with unprecedented and extremely serious consequences for Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 288 to 291, inclusive, together. Under the current level of restrictions no organised indoor or outdoor gatherings (i.e. controlled environments with a named event organiser or owner or manager) should take place. The Government's clear message at the present time is for people to stay in their homes, unless necessary for those essential reasons set...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I am acutely aware of the challenges facing all musicians who rely on live performance to sustain their livelihoods on foot of necessary public health restrictions. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: The public health restrictions at level 5 of the Government's COVID-19 Resilience & Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead will remain in place until 5th April 2021, when a further review will be conducted. These measures have been put in place to protect us all, however I remain acutely aware of the continuing challenge that these restrictions present to the sectors supported by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: Tourism is one of Ireland’s most important industries. It is estimated that the sector as a whole contributed over €9 billion to the economy in 2019 and supported approximately 260,000 jobs. The impact of COVID-19 on travel and tourism globally has been overwhelming, with unprecedented and extremely serious consequences for Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector since...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: Fáilte Ireland recently launched the Tourism Business Continuity Scheme. The administration of the scheme is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. 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: Departmental Functions (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: Fáilte Ireland recently launched the Tourism Business Continuity Scheme to support the fixed costs of strategic tourism businesses, in particular those not eligible for the COVID Restrictions Support Scheme. The administration of the scheme is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland and I have referred the Deputy's question to them for direct reply. Please advise my private office...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: The July Stimulus and 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. Most recently Fáilte Ireland launched the Tourism Business Continuity Scheme which will provide support to providers of certain tourism services who have been unable to qualify for assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Broadband Plan (3 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: Neither I, nor officials from my Department, have engaged with National Broadband Ireland on any aspect of the provision of broadband services during the period specified by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Mar 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (4 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I am aware that weddings are an important source of income for some businesses in the tourism sector, such as hotels. In that regard, Fáilte Ireland assists with the communication of the Government’s requirements and restrictions by including related guidance in the relevant tourism sectoral guidelines. With specific regard to weddings, relevant guidance is set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fáilte Ireland (4 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 65 together. I am advised by Fáilte Ireland, that contrary to some reports, the proposed Outdoor Dining Scheme is still in development and has not been finalised. As the development of the scheme is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland, I have referred the Deputies' questions to them for further information. Please advise my private...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Mar 2021)

Catherine Martin: The July Stimulus and 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. In regard to tourism, these measures include: - The first phase of the Tourism Business Continuity Scheme was launched on 11th February by Fáilte Ireland to help strategic tourism business...