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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme (LPRGS) was launched in March to provide a new grant for businesses engaged in staging live events in the arts and culture live performance sector. This scheme has supported the live entertainment sector by providing business re-start grants to de-risk the planning of events and to assist with the costs of reopening following the lifting of COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Night (25 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, along with having responsibility for policy within the Arts, I allocate funding to the Arts Council that has primary responsibility for the development of the arts in Ireland under the Arts Act 2003. With regards to the Deputy's specific queries in relation to Culture Night 2022, I have referred this question to the Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (25 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: A capital grant of up to €2 million has been awarded to Mayo County Council towards the cost of this project, of which €1,568,292 has been drawn down to date. The long-term operational costs of the completed facility are matter for Mayo County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: Section 33 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 ('the Act') provides that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) may impose a levy on broadcasters for the purposes of meeting the cost of fulfilling their functions ('the broadcasting levy'). The design and implementation of the broadcasting levy is matter for the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland as an independent regulatory body. The Online...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Policy (27 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: While I have not had any direct engagements with the Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding the return of antiquities or historical objects originating from Ireland, senior officials in my Department meet regularly with their counterparts in the Department of Foreign Affairs on a wide agenda of cultural matters of mutual interest. In terms of the issue in question, this is a matter of which I...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: Gabhaim buíochas le baill an choiste as an gcuireadh a bheith ina dteannta. I thank committee members for the invitation to join them today. The purpose of the Bill is to put the necessary legal framework in place to complete the transfer of the National Symphony Orchestra, NSO, and choirs from RTÉ to the National Concert Hall, NCH. It will cement the role of the NSO within the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: The administrative transfer took place in January 2022, and it will take effect once this Bill is enacted.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: Yes.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “ “Act of 1997” means the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997;”.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: They are referred to in the 2015 Act, and this is just an additional definition for the purposes of the amendment.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: It is the names on the transfer day that are being referred to.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: The advice from the Parliamentary Counsel is that it is provided for on transfer.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: This is addressed by the new function and this changes that.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: Is this concerning Part 4?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: In section 2, amendment No. 2 is to insert: In page 9, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “PART 4 AMENDMENT OF ACT OF 1997 Amendment of section 44 of Act of 1997 14.Section 44 of the Act of 1997 is amended in subsection (1) by the substitution of ‘€1,600,000,000’ for...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: That administrative transfer was done under sections 7 and 9 of the 2015 Act so it was not ultra vires. That should ease Deputy Munster's concerns.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: This section puts in place the appropriate safeguards for the transfer of staff from RTÉ to the concert hall. The staff are to be transferred with the terms and conditions they enjoyed at RTÉ. Under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, or TUPE regulations, however, such terms and conditions do not include pensions. The Department engaged the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: It is a drafting issue. This section provides a statutory basis for National Concert Hall management of the NSO and choirs, so that is addressed.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “PART 4 AMENDMENT OF ACT OF 1997Amendment of section 44 of Act of 1997 14.Section 44 of the Act of 1997 is amended in subsection (1) by the substitution of “€1,600,000,000” for “£150,000,000”.”.