Results 5,081-5,100 of 7,961 for speaker:Imelda Munster
- Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)
Imelda Munster: Does Ms McGirr not have the information now? This is an ongoing crisis and another example of utter chaos.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: Will the Minister give us a breakdown of the tourism marketing fund? Is the funding given to Fáilte Ireland to be managed, and does it provide the total figure of the Department’s funding of Tourism Ireland? There is reference to €8.3 million in the Estimates and a portion of the €81.8 million in the tourism marketing fund. How is the fund distributed? It is a...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: There is a reference on page 12 to Housing for All. Perhaps the Minister could please explain it?
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: It is at the bottom of page 12 of the Revised Estimates. The reference is to the National Tourism Development Authority-----
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: Could the Minister explain the Housing for All requirements in the context of what we are talking about? Exactly what does it mean?
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: That is grand. I thank the Minister for providing clarity.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: I want to touch on the live performance restart grant scheme announced yesterday. I am sure it will be very much welcomed by the industry. In relation to the eligibility criteria, the Minister stated that those who already receive the funding under the LPSS or the events sector Covid support scheme, ESCSS, will have to reapply. Will they essentially be automatically entitled to the grant...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: As they are already in the system, they do not have to give further information. Am I right in saying the full amount allocated to the restart grant scheme is €15 million?
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: If all those pre-existing recipients are automatically entitled to draw down a grant based on having previous grants because, as the Minister stated, they have all their ducks in a row, that would amount to €14.39 million. That would only leave €600,000 for new applicants. I am curious as to why a scheme would be designed to provide grants of upwards of €100,000 that...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: That is fine. My point is that if all the grantees who applied previously receive funding, it would amount to over €14 million of the €15 million fund, leaving slightly over €600,000 for new applicants. It seems this funding is made available solely on the basis that people had already benefited from it, leaving very little funding for new applicants. That is my query.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: We would imagine they would all apply.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: I am flagging the point that only a tiny proportion of the funding will be available for new applicants if all those who applied previously-----
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: -----automatically receive funding. There is no reason to suggest they will not apply again. It would be unusual if they did not apply for this round of funding. I am merely pointing out to the Minister that there is very little left over for new applicants.
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: I accept that. I am saying that if all those who were entitled to and previously received funding were to get a payment from this scheme, it would amount to €14.39 million, which would only leave a small pot. That is my point. However, the Minister is saying that all of those who received funding apply again, using up €14 million of the fund, and there are new applicants for...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022) Imelda Munster: It goes to the Arts Council funding, which I brought up to €130 million in budget 2021. I maintained it in 2022. As I have stated many times, if one looks at what I am doing with Irish language funding, for example, for TG4, it has exceeded all previous levels and has been very well received. Our arts and culture were devastated through Covid. The ability to perform was taken...