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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy is aware, Tourism Ireland promotes regional air and sea access to Ireland in overseas tourism markets through initiatives like the Regional Cooperative Marketing Fund, whichseeks to encourage new access and maximise the potential of existing services to the regions, with matched funding from airlines, sea carriers, airports, ports and regional tourism stakeholders including...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: As advised to the House in response to Dáil Question No. 202 of 10th March, 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 or advice on specific issues. While the providers...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: That letter has to be brought to my attention. I will read it this afternoon when I go back to the Department and will refer back to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61, 55, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66 together. As part of the €50 million suite of supports for the Live performance sector in 2022, I recently announced details of a new €15 million Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme (LPRGS). This Scheme will operate in accordance with the provisions of circular 13/2014 of the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS) 2022 was launched as part of a suite of measures I put in place to support the live entertainment sector. MEBAS is a targeted support for self-employed performers and sole traders operating solely in the live entertainment sector who did not qualify for other business supports such as CRSS and who were significantly impacted by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I understand that the Art Development Plan 2015-2022 is a Dublin City Council publication. Its content and implementation is a matter for Dublin City Council. County and city councils prepare and implement plans for the development of the arts within their functional areas in accordance with their functions under the Section 6 of the Arts Act 2003 and Section 67 of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: There is one staff member in my Department assigned in the role of EU Attaché for this Department. This purpose of the EU Attaché is to ensure that there is a full-time resource in Brussels to service the diverse tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media briefs. The Attaché participates in, monitors, and liaises with the European Commission, the Council Secretariat...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Defibrillators Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: My Department does not provide services to members of the public through the operation of public offices at its locations in Dublin, Killarney, Na Forbacha and Gaoth Dobhar. With regard to those bodies under the aegis of my Department the provision of defibrillators in public offices is a day-to-day matter for each body. Within that context, my Department is advised that defibrillators are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (7 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that neither my Department nor the bodies under its aegis have engaged the services of the named organisation during the period specified by the Deputy.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Senators for tabling the amendments. In respect of amendment No. 1, section 9D(1) of the Official Languages Act 2003 as amended provides that the name of a statutory body established on and from the commencement of section 4 of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 shall be in the Irish language. In advance of the commencement in section 4 of the 2021 Act, I decided that...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I will make a general point first. I empathise with Senator Ruane on the groupings, which I also received quite late this afternoon. That is because of the interest in this groundbreaking legislation and how there are more than 200 amendments. If it is of any help, I will say that I was under the same stress as the Senator this afternoon when preparing for this debate because I was also...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 establishes the regulator, which the Government has decided will also enforce the DSA. I am advised that it is important to have that regulator in place at an early stage and that is why we are doing that now. The Bill also creates a regulatory framework for online safety, which is designed to be future-proofed and adaptable to EU law. This...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I welcome the amendments brought by Senators Higgins and Ruane. The Senators have identified a potential ambiguity in the text of the Bill. Amendment No. 3 proposes to delete an existing definition and to insert a new definition stating that commercial communications shall be interpreted as including advertisements. Amendments Nos. 99, 119, 121, 122 and 172 seek to ensure that media...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: As the Senators have recognised I do not make the decision in regard to what is ruled out of order. I am happy for my officials to engage with Members between now and the next Stage of the Bill. I will also say that the Bill was written in a tech-neutral fashion, that was the advice we were given from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel in regard to helping to future-proof the Bill.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Senators for their amendments. Amendment No. 9 is intended to provide the power to an coimisiún to compel any technology company to produce data or reports when questioned. I note this amendment is drafted quite broadly without specifying any framework by which an coimisiún would compel technology companies to produce such reports. I believe the power to compel the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Senators for their amendments. Amendment No. 10 amends section 7(2) of the Broadcasting Act 2009, as amended by section 7 of this Bill, to insert specific reference to the role of an coimisiún in protecting rights to privacy and reputation. The purpose of section 7(2) is to set out the various matters an coimisiún shall seek to ensure in the performance of its...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I have agreed to reflect seriously and further on these three amendments.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Senator. I see the value of adding "inclusive" in there and ensuring broadcast and video-on-demand services are not only open and pluralistic but are open, inclusive and pluralistic. As the Minister with responsibility for culture as well as for media, I have always sought to open up participation in our cultural life to all our citizens in all their diversity. I am therefore...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Senator for his amendments. Amendment No. 14 to the new section 7(2)(c) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 proposed in section 7 of the Bill deletes a reference to the languages and traditions of the people of the island and Ireland and replaces it with a reference to "the duty not only to satisfy existing demand but to stimulate increased demand for Irish language programming and...