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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Details (at subhead level) of the annual funding allocations provided by my Department to Fáilte Ireland are available in the annual Revised Estimates Volume published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The subheads of relevance to Fáilte Ireland in 2021 are A3, A6 and A5 (shared with Tourism Ireland) and further detail is available in the Agency Statement...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. Funding drawn down from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in 2020 amounted to €53,698,000 and for 2021 the amount allocated is €58,065,000. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: RTE is dual funded from commercial revenue and licence fee receipts.  There was no funding allocated to RTE in 2020, other than in respect of  the licence fee.  The only additional funding allocated by my Department in 2021 was in respect of the funding agreed to support Irish language broadcasting in Northern Ireland alongside the New Decade, New Approach agreement. In...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Department does not directly fund local authorities for tourism purposes and all tourism funding is channelled through the tourism agencies Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland.  Details (at subhead level) of the annual funding allocations provided by my Department in regard to tourism are contained within the annual Revised Estimates Volume published by the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Current public service pay rates, which apply to both my Department and the State Agencies under my Department's remit, are set out in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 12 of 2020, application of 1st of October 2020 pay adjustments, available at: https://www.gov.ie/en/circular/39b2c-circular-12-2020-applic ation-of-1st-of-october-2020-pay-adjustments/  I can...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I am critically aware of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the culture and entertainment sector and have engaged intensively with Government colleagues, stakeholders and officials to ensure that an appropriate suite of supports is available for the sector. As part of the €50 million funding which I secured for the live entertainment sector, I recently confirmed the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The gross total allocation for my Department (Vote 33) in 2021 is €1,081,818,000.  Details of the breakdown of this figure by programme area and by subhead are set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2021 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on its website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/#2021

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Vote 33 was re-configured during 2020.  The Vote is currently comprised of five programme areas, namely Tourism, Arts & Culture, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. It was previously comprised of four programme areas: Culture; Heritage; Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Islands; and North-South Co-operation. Responsibility for Heritage functions moved to the former Department of Housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: As part of a €50 million suite of supports for the live entertainment sector, the Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS) opened for applications on 9 June. This scheme aims to support businesses operating solely in the live entertainment sector that do not qualify for other business supports and have been significantly impacted by Covid restrictions. This scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 107, 111, 112 and 116 together. I allocated €50 million in 2021 to a suite of measures to assist the arts and culture sector. As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).All allocations of funding for arts, culture and entertainment purposes made by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: In line with the objectives of Culture 2025, the National Cultural Policy Framework to 2025, which emphasises cultural participation and cherishing our cultural heritage, every effort is made by the national cultural institutions under the aegis of my Department to facilitate access for the purpose of research and scholarship to the parts of Ireland's cultural heritage held by them....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Property Inventory (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Cherishing our cultural heritage is one three core principles underpinning Culture 2025: the Cultural Policy Framework to 2025, published in January 2020.  Culture 2025 states that the many and varied cultural repositories, and the organisations that manage and support them, public, private, and voluntary, are essential in documenting, curating, collecting and preserving our...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector in 2021.  This included: - €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).  I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful applications under this scheme, the details of which are available on my Department’s website.  These grants will help support...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Following the recent Government decision to prepare for the safe reopening of live cultural, sporting and entertainment events, my Department has prepared a programme of pilot live events for June and July.  This broad programme includes sporting, cultural and live entertainment events, both indoors and outdoors.  These pilot events will allow for sports, arts, culture and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Decisions on the phasing of the easing of public health restrictions are a matter for Government, having regard of factors including public health advice.  Subject to the prevailing public health situation, the Government has been delivering a phased easing of public health restrictions over the period since April this year.  The Government continues to keep the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Government’s recently announced Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) sets out a framework for recovery as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular sectors most impacted, such as tourism.  Under the Economic Recovery Plan, Government extended the period during which a range of horizontal and business supports will be available to enterprises and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (24 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The management of Tourist Information Offices is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland, 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 (24 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I allocated €50 million in 2021 to a suite of measures to assist the arts and culture sector. As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021). I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful applications under this scheme, the details of which are available on my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (24 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Government’s recently announced Economic Recovery Plan sets out a framework for recovery as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular sectors most impacted, such as tourism. Under the Economic Recovery Plan, Government extended the period during which a range of horizontal and business supports will be available to enterprises and workers in all...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Government’s recently announced Economic Recovery Plan sets out a framework for recovery as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular sectors most impacted, such as tourism. Under the Economic Recovery Plan, Government extended the period during which a range of horizontal and business supports will be available to enterprises and workers in...