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

Catherine Martin: Literature is an integral part of people’s lives in Ireland: books, stories, language and reading are essential to our culture and society. Ireland’s strong international reputation for literature is enhanced by contemporary writers who enjoy critical acclaim, win prestigious literary awards and attract significant readerships around the world. Primary support for the arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Part 9 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 makes provision for the administration of the TV licence fee regime. Licence fee receipts are comprised of receipts from direct sales by An Post, who act as my issuing agent for licence fee collection and a contribution from the Department of Social Protection in respect of free licences issued under the Household Benefits Scheme. The Broadcasting Act...

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

Catherine Martin: My Department provides funding support to projects and initiatives in County Tipperary under a range of schemes. Details of allocation under these schemes in 2020 and to date in 2021 are set out in the table below. Beneficiary Scheme Funding 2020 Funding 2021 (to date) Tipperary Museum of Hidden History Regional Museum Exhibition ...

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

Catherine Martin: Government 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...

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

Catherine Martin: The management of Tourist Information Offices is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. It is my understanding that Fáilte Ireland provided an update to the Deputy on 15 July 2021 regarding the status of Waterford Tourist Information Office. Most of Fáilte Ireland’s Tourist Information Centres, including the Waterford Office, have been closed since March 2020...

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

Catherine Martin: Funding and expenditure is kept under constant review by both my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The IGEES Evaluation Unit in my Department has produced a number of peer-reviewed spending review and Value for Money and Policy Review papers over the last number of years which are published as detailed below. These include the following A 2015 Value for Money...

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 camps:...

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 561 and 562 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. The PUP is a horizontal support and as such cannot be amended on a sectoral basis. The PUP is now closed for new applications and, as part of the Government's National Economic Recovery Plan, the...

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

Catherine Martin: Following the publication of the report by RTÉ that it commissioned from independent consultants Helen Boaden and Mediatique on the RTÉ Orchestras entitled RTÉ Orchestras Ensuring a Sustainable Future, the Government agreed in principle that the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (RTÉ NSO) should come within the remit of the National Concert Hall (NCH). Work is...

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

Catherine Martin: The briefing material referred to by the Deputy was published in August 2020 and is available on the Gov.ie website at this link.

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

Catherine Martin: Mar thoradh ar chinneadh an Rialtais i 2011, socraíodh mar chuid de Phlean an Rialtais um Athchóiriú na Seirbhíse Poiblí go mbunófaí coiste saineolaithe, a bheadh ag feidhmiú ar bonn pro bono, in áit an Choimisiúin Logainmneacha. Bunaíodh an Choiste, agus é mar phríomhdhualgas aige comhairle a chur ar an Aire maidir le...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Faoi na Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge de chuid mo Roinne, maoinítear réimse eagraíochtaí a thacaíonn le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht lena áiritear Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Gael Taca, Gnó Mhaigh Eo agus Cill Dara le Gaeilge. Tá maoiniú reáchtála a chur ar fáil do na heagraíochtaí seo le blianta...

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

Catherine Martin: The Pathways to Work Strategy and the issue of a Working Age Payment is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. 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,...

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

Catherine Martin: 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 make a significant contribution to fixed costs relative to the level...

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

Catherine Martin: Since 7 June, indoor sports, swimming pools and leisure centres have been allowed to re-open for individual training purposes and for the provision of swimming classes. Any decision on the further lifting of the restrictions, and its timing, is a matter for Government and not for individual Ministerial decision. The Government has indicated that any such decision will be considered in the...

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

Catherine Martin: On the 29th of April the Government agreed that my Department would work with the Department of Health and Department of the Taoiseach to prepare proposals on the holding of a limited number of pilot live events for sport and live entertainment, both indoor and outdoor.  This was to inform the safe reopening of these activities and events when the public health situation allows. My...

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

Catherine Martin: Government 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...

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

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy. Implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, as well as other bodies. The development of the Wild Atlantic Walkway is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. I understand that work on this project has been severely...

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

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy. Implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, as well as other bodies. I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Irish Seaway project, the development of which is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Given the...

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

Catherine Martin: I understand that the difficulties regarding the display of the síneadh fada within Irish language names on Ireland's EU Digital Covid Certificate have now been resolved by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, which falls under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Deputy should also be aware that Government recently approved a number of...