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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: A commitment to examine the 'Agent of Change' initiatives whereby existing cultural spaces have to be taken into account when new building is taking place is included in the Programme for Government.  The issue also arose during the consultation phase of the work of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce in the context of effective noise management and a recommendation to examine this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: My Department has considered this matter in the context of the most recent Decade of Centenaries Programmes and has informally consulted with the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations.  This is a sensitive and complex issue, which merits careful consideration.  The challenge for the State in identifying specific individuals for remembrance with an annual State-led...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: Demand for the basic income for the arts pilot research scheme has been very strong with just over 9,000 applications received by the closing date of May 12th.  I am very encouraged by the level of interest from artists and creative arts workers interested in participating in the pilot scheme.  Assessment of the applications has begun and this process will take at least 6-8 weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: Matters relating to data protection and the disclosure of personal data without authority are set out in Data Protection Act 2018, which is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice. As regards types of cyber-abuse which do not relate to the protection of personal data, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will address certain forms of harmful online content.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will establish a multi-person Media Commission (to be known as Coimisiún na Meán) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is an independent law officer under the provisions of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (as amended). As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media I have no role in the functions of the Director or the Office of the DPP and am unable to provide statistical information relating to the functions...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 and 240 together. My Department's priorities are set out in its published Statement of Strategy 2021—2023.The Strategy sets out the actions that my Department will take over the coming period, both nationally and regionally, to enrich the quality of life in Ireland through supporting the development of tourism, culture, arts, sports, media and Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Recovery Oversight Group, which has provided valuable inputs to the Government on the measures required to assist the tourism sector, reports to me on a regular basis with updates on the implementation of the recommendations set out in the Tourism Recovery Plan 2020 – 2023 and on the recovery of the sector more generally. My officials have engaged with stakeholders such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The distorting effect of the pandemic makes it difficult to definitively assess the long-term supply and demand equation within tourist accommodation but there does seem to be a clear need for more short-term accommodation supply specifically in Dublin. The hotel occupancy rate in Dublin is now one of the highest in Europe, driven by a range of factors.   There are just over 22,300...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: Prior to Covid, the tourism sector had registered consistent increases in the numbers employed in Ireland’s regions and was an important driver of greater regional balance and dispersed economic activity. Today, however, the sector faces a range of challenges, in common with the wider economy, such as sizable increases in the costs of key inputs and difficulty in recruiting and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: With regard to the closure of hotels in Dublin over the past three years , no specific audit has been carried out; however, according to the Central Statistic Office's recent publication -Business signs of Life series Two: Business Survival 2020 to 2021- one in ten (10.4%) of enterprises trading prior to Covid-19 were at risk of closing at the end of 2021. Fáilte Ireland advises...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (23 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The property referred to by the Deputy is owned and managed by Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the question to the agency for further information and 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: State Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: There are eighteen varied and diverse State Boards under the remit of my Department. Details of each Board and current membership are set on StateBoards.ie, for the Deputies convenience I have provided the link below - membership.stateboards.per.gov.ie/department/Department%20of %20Tourism,Culture,%20Arts,%20Gaeltacht,%20Sport%20and%20Med ia/

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Flexible Work Practices (28 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: At present there are 409 staff employed by my Department. 395 employees are currently working on a blended working pattern in line with the Department’s “Interim Blended Working Policy”,  developed to facilitate transitional arrangements and blended working, following the announcement of public health measures to commence a gradual and staggered return to the office...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (29 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Broadcasting Act 2009 sets out the public service objects of RTÉ.  Section 98 of the Act provides that RTÉ shall be independent in the pursuance of its objects and as such, I have no role to play in the day-to-day operations of RTÉ.   There is an Oversight Agreement in place between RTÉ and my Department which provides for ongoing engagement between...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (30 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: A number of the cultural bodies under the aegis of my Department are registered as charities, primarily for the purpose of promotion and advancement of the practice of arts and culture, benefitting the community and advancing education, as well as for philanthropic purposes. Where a body is registered as a charity, it is subject to regulation by the Charities Regulator as provided for in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (30 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Broadcasting Act 2009 sets out RTÉ’s statutory obligations with regard to its accounts, annual financial statements and its annual report. In addition, RTÉ is subject to the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (the Code). To confirm compliance (or otherwise) with the key provisions of the Codeand RTÉ’s annual reporting obligations, the Chair of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Art Collection (30 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: In keeping with international best practice, the National Cultural Institutions have carefully developed policies in relation to the care and management of the national collections. Increasingly in recent decades, curatorial responsibilities require a constant consideration of ethics and the changing sensitivities with regard to the acquisition, holding and exhibition of historic artefacts....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Art Collection (30 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: In keeping with international best practice, the National Cultural Institutions have carefully developed policies in relation to the care and management of the national collections. Increasingly in recent decades, curatorial responsibilities require a constant consideration of ethics and the changing sensitivities with regard to the acquisition, holding and exhibition of historic artefacts....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (30 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The 1901 and 1911 censuses are the only complete surviving census records for the pre-Independence period. Fragments survive for censuses taken from 1821 to 1851 for some counties. These records are available on the National Archives census website can be searched by year, surname, forename and various address fields: www.census.nationalarchives.ie/help/pre1901.html. The Taoiseach and I...