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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (1 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Basic Income for the Arts Pilot scheme will run over a three year period and the intention is to research the impact a basic income would have on artists and creatives work patterns by providing the opportunity to participants to focus on their practice, and to minimise the loss of skills from the arts as a result of the pandemic.   Stakeholder engagement has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Correspondence (1 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that my Department has not brought any policy instructions or policy documents as outlined in this Parliamentary Question, to the attention of An Bord Pleanála since I came into office. As the Deputy will be aware, planning matters in relation to Heritage issues were transferred to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (1 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: I am aware of the position in relation to the recently awarded contract for café and catering at the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI).The contract arrangements for café and catering services are an operational matter for the National Gallery of Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (1 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: While my Department has no specific policy in relation to specific accommodation types in the tourism sector, Fáilte Ireland operates the National Quality Assurance Framework which aims to provide consumers with easily identifiable and understood symbols and standards of service of accommodation and to ensure that those standards meet consumer expectations. Glamping...

Comóradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (2 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: Mar Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt libh anseo inniu i nDáil Éireann, go háirithe agus muid ag cur tús le Seachtain na Gaeilge 2022. Mar léiriú ar thiomantas an Rialtais chun tacú leis an obair atá ar bun maidir le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge, tá...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Plaques (3 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: My role as Minister with responsibility for leading the co-ordination of the Decade of Centenaries Programme (2012-2023) is to help ensure that the challenging events of this important and formative period in our history and related themes, are meaningfully, proportionately and sensitively remembered. In December, I announced funding of €2 million for local authorities in 2022, to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The number of staff currently serving in my Department is 387. The highest paid Civil Servant in my Department serves as Secretary General and her current annual salary is €194,399.  The second highest paid civil servants in my Department serve at assistant secretary grade.  Two civil servants receive an annual salary of €157,886.  Civil Service pay scales apply...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (8 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to both agencies for direct response to the Deputy. 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: Tourism Promotion (8 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to them for direct response to the Deputy.  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: Protected Disclosures (8 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: As required under Section 22 of the Protected Disclosure Act 2014, my Department publishes an annual report not later than the 30th June each year setting out the number of protected disclosures made to it in the course of the immediately preceding year and certain other information relating to any such protected disclosures. The reports for my Department for the years 2019 and 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (8 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Deputy will be pleased to hear that details of the 1926 Census have been published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)  in 10 volumes as follows:-  - Volume 1 - Population, area and valuation of each DED and each larger Unit of Area - Volume 2 - Occupations - Volume 3 - Religion and birthplaces - Volume 4 - Housing - Volume 5 - Ages, orphanhood and conjugal conditions -...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (9 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: As stated in the the reply given to Dáil Question no. 303 of 11th May, 2021, while funding is not provided to any non-governmental organisations, my Department is responsible for a wide range of funding programmes and provides funding to a wide range of organisations from various sectors of society. Many of the beneficiaries of these programmes, for example sports clubs, are eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artists' Remuneration (9 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Basic Income for the Arts Pilot scheme will run over a three year period and the intention is to research the impact a basic income would have on artists' and creatives' work patterns by providing the opportunity to focus on their practice, recognising the value of the unpaid element of work that goes in to creative practice, to minimise the loss of skills from the arts as a result of...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (9 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: Mar Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt leis na Seanadóirí inniu i Seanad Éireann le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2022. Nuair a bhímid ag caint ar theangacha, labhraímid ar an máthairtheanga. Is iad ár máithreacha agus ár seanmháithreacha a...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (9 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: Fanfaidh mé féin agus an tAire Stáit sa Teach.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (9 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: Is é sin an suim atá againn sa Ghaeilge.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Consultations (10 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: As I have previously advised the House in response to Dáil Questions No. 484 of 19th January and No. 95 of 29th September last, I am advised that no expenditure was incurred on external consultancy from my Department's Administrative Budget during the period from its establishment in June 2020 to date. From time to time, my Department commissions experts to provide technical reports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Basic Income for the Arts Pilot scheme will run over a three year period and the intention is to research the impact a basic income would have on artists and creatives work patterns by providing the opportunity to participants to focus on their practice.   Stakeholder engagement has been core to the policy development process and this included a stakeholder forum...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: Since the illegal, unprovoked and unjustified further invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on 24 February, Ireland has stood in unwavering solidarity with the people and government of Ukraine. The Government acknowledged the scale and scope of the potential implications for the State and agreed that a co-ordinated, whole-of-Government response will be essential to minimise those impacts....