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Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: It is my understanding that it is all licence fee.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: There is a detailed breakdown and I can get it to the Deputy without a problem.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I think there was a €7.6 million carryover for Tourism Ireland. I will revert to the Deputy to confirm it, but I believe that is the figure.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: This may have been discussed during last week's Revised Estimates on the Gaeltacht.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Data Protection (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494, 517, 518, 522, 523 and 524 together. The statutory functions of the Director of the National Archives primarily relate to “Departmental records” and “archives in the custody of the National Archives”. There are limited “non-Department archives” in the National Archives and as Minister with responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: School Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Creative Youth Plan was published by the government in December 2017 as one of the five pillars of the Creative Ireland Programme. The Plan sets out a number of measures designed to enable the creative potential of every young person, both within the formal education system and in informal or community settings. As well as specific measures and strategies, the Plan proposes a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill will establish a multi-person Media Commission, including an Online Safety Commissioner, dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, establish regulatory frameworks for online safety and the regulation of audiovisual media services, and transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive. It will be the role of the Online...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Covid-19 operational guidelines for tourism hospitality settings are available from Fáilte Ireland. The operational guidelines include comprehensive guidance on ventilation including a requirement that the guidance outlined in the "Work Safely Protocol" should be adhered to including appropriate measures in relation to implementation of effective ventilation. This includes guidance on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: The 2020 preliminary figure for Ireland's Gross Domestic Product at current market prices as published by the Central Statistics Office on 15 July 2021 is €372,869 million and 0.6% of this is €2,237 million.  The equivalent figure for Gross National Income at current market prices published on the same date is €283,735 million and 0.6% of this figure is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500, 543, 587 and 588 together. The Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce report Life Worth Living, was published in November 2020 and made ten recommendations for the sector.The recommendations included a proposal to pilot a basic income scheme for a three-year period in the arts, culture, audiovisual and live performance and events sectors. I was delighted...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Throughout the period of the pandemic the Government has made special provision for weddings in view of the importance of these occasions to couples and the level of planning that is involved for couples and their families. In this regard, the Government decided today to increase the number of guests allowed at weddings from 50 to 100 from 5th August. We are continuing to monitor disease...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: On 29 June, Government announced the next phase of reopening the economy and society in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead, with an emphasis on lower risk activities given the risks posed by the Delta variant.    Details of current public health measures can be found online at gov.ie.  Gov.ie provides the current position with respect to summer...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 516, 530, 544, 545, 546, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 572 and 573 together. As part of a €50 million suite of supports for the live entertainment sector, €14m has been made available for the Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS) to make a contribution to the overheads of businesses that have...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: On 29 June, Government announced the next phase of reopening the economy and society in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead, with an emphasis on lower risk activities given the risks posed by the Delta variant. Details of current public health measures can be found online at gov.ie. Gov.ie provides the current position with respect to indoor leisure facilities and summer...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 539 together. I recently announced details of a new €11.5 million Events Sector Covid Support Scheme (ESCSS). This scheme will target SMEs in the events sector which aren’t eligible for the CRSS and for whom the Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme and the Small Business Assistance Scheme for COVID-19 will not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: There are 20 bodies under the aegis of my Department all of which  are subject to the 2016 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. Chairpersons and Boards of all State bodies are required to implement Government policy in relation to the total remuneration package of the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)/Managing Directors of State bodies.  Chairpersons and Boards of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: The two-strand Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme is being delivered in partnership between Fáilte Ireland and Local Authorities across the country. Part One?of the?Scheme? (Outdoor Seating and Accessories for Tourism and Hospitality Services) is a grants scheme, supporting investment by individual tourism and hospitality businesses on?outdoor seating and accessories, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I can confirm that a proposal for an  increase in pension has been  submitted to my Department from the trustees of the RTÉ Superannuation Scheme.This application is currently under review by my Department and my officials have engaged with pensioners to provide an update on the current status of this application. Once that review is completed, I will consider...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: The collection of official national tourism statistics is the responsibility of the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Unfortunately, due to the Covid pandemic, the CSO has not been in a position to collect and publish such statistics, including data on overseas visitors to Ireland, since March 2020. Officials in my Department have been engaging with the CSO on this issue with a view to...