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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Artists' Remuneration (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: This is a complex and nuanced issue. Screen industry contracting may vary from production to production with a range of production types from lower budget domestic productions to higher budget incoming international productions. There are different approaches to purchasing rights for film and television projects. Standard contracts between producers and creative rights holders vary from...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Artists' Remuneration (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am aware of the communication with Deputies and understand that a petition that was handed in stated that every Irish performer and crew member deserves the right to appropriate and proportionate remuneration and that Irish performers will not be subject to lesser terms and conditions regarding their intellectual property rights than international performers in similar roles. I am in full...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Artists' Remuneration (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am asking for any specific cases to be brought to the Department or to Screen Ireland. As the Deputy said, the section 481 cap was lifted. That was welcomed by stakeholders, including Irish Equity, which sought that. There is a process in place whereby Screen Ireland has put in an independent facilitator. There is that lack of clarity around the assignment of intellectual property in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Artists' Remuneration (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I ask the Deputy to bring the specific examples to my attention. We need to be contacted and need the specific examples brought to the attention of the Department or of Screen Ireland. That is crucial in this. As regards the process, Screen Ireland has put in an independent facilitator, and that is really important. The Deputy asks for haste there, but haste sometimes can be the enemy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: While elements of the hospitality sector are also important parts of the wider tourism ecosystem, as Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media I do not have responsibility for the general hospitality sector or the food services sector. However, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and I co-chair the hospitality and tourism forum, which brings together...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I agree on the knock-on impact on downstream tourism businesses. That is being felt and that is why, as part of the budget settlement, I have secured up to €10 million for tourism in 2024 for a comprehensive programme of supports targeted at downstream tourism businesses experiencing particular trading challenges linked to the reduction in footfall in respect of activities and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: This Government has hugely stepped up for tourism since 2020 and the start of the Covid crisis, with funding of €216 million to the sector, which is an increase of 33% on the 2020 level. In the intervening period, massive additional support was pumped into the sector, with my Department's funding for tourism reaching a peak of €286 million in 2022. Today, thankfully much of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 19 together. Before I reply to these questions, I wish to acknowledge the devastation in Cork due to the floods. We have opened the humanitarian assistance support and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Coveney, has also committed to working with local councils to assess the damage and respond quickly. I will liaise closely...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy knows, significant supports have been provided to Cork. The Lee Valley features on Fáilte Ireland's discoverireland.iewebsite for domestic visitors. This is the one-stop shop that showcases the wealth of attractions to see and Cork features heavily there. Tourism Ireland has Ronan O'Gara as an ambassador, which is very much putting Cork on the map. Regarding the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Everything the Deputy said points to what we are trying to do in the sustainable tourism strategy, which is to get people into the regions where there will be so much to choose from that they will stay for longer. What is needed is connectivity and we are developing a national tourism strategy. Activities such as walking in the Lee Valley, water skiing and golf can be available so that when...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8, 18 and 31 together. The tourism sector continues to play a significant role in supporting the State’s humanitarian effort in response to the unjust Russian war against Ukraine. In June 2023, Fáilte Ireland carried out a detailed analysis of data provided by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth concerning...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: As I said, €10 million has been identified for the comprehensive programme of supports. The key element is that I have written to Fáilte Ireland to see if there is scope for a specific business support scheme similar to the supports we provided during Covid. We cannot devise a scheme based on anecdotal evidence. If the Deputy is aware of businesses such as activity providers or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I have concerns about that impact on those businesses. My colleague, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Simon Coveney, has put in place a scheme that would benefit up to 130,000 small and medium-sized business at a cost of €250 million. Hopefully, through engagement with the sector, including activity and tourism experience businesses, the Fáilte Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The role and responsibilities of the Board of RTÉ, and the relationship of the Board to me as Minister, are set out in the Broadcasting Act 2009 and Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. Under the Code of Practice, the Chair of RTÉ is required to provide an annual comprehensive report to me as Minister setting out the system of internal controls in place. Despite...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenways Provision (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The development of the Boyne Greenway comes under the remit of my colleague Minister Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport. I am informed that €100,000 has been allocated this year to the development of this route via Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The planning, design and construction of this Greenway is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland, in conjunction with Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am committed to the ongoing development of a vibrant and competitive tourism sector that makes a significant contribution across the country, is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable, helps promote a positive image of Ireland overseas, and enables local communities to prosper. Tourism Ireland is the organisation responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: My Department has operated a number of support schemes and initiatives by way of special provision in response to the challenges arising from the COVID pandemic. While there is no framework for revision of support levels on approved projects to assist with increased costs arising from COVID, recipients of funding from my Department are encouraged to liaise closely with my officials in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: TV Licence sales from 1st January to 16th October 2023, were 642,860. In the corresponding period in 2022, a total of 731,772 were sold. There is a reduction of 88,912 between both periods. While this is a decline of 12% on a year to date basis, it represents a decline of 31% from 1st July to 16th October. This represents an estimated decline of €14.2 million in revenues which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Community radio is an important element of the overall media landscape in Ireland, playing a vital role in community engagement and cohesion, and in the promotion of social inclusion. Support is made available to community radio stations through the Sound and Vision Scheme, which is administered by Coimisiún na Meán, and which provides dedicated funding rounds for the sector. A...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28, 30 and 54 together. The Report of the Budgetary Oversight Committee contained 14 Recommendations relating to the Section 481 Film Tax Relief. In addition to those recommendations that fall under my remit, responsibility for the analysis and consideration of the majority of recommendations falls on the Minister for Finance, the Minister for...