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Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2023
Vóta 33 - Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus na Meán (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Is airgead nua é an €16 mhilliún atá ag teacht an tseachtain seo chugainn.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2023
Vóta 33 - Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus na Meán (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Is féidir le TG4 maoiniú caipitil a chaitheamh ar chláracha. Is féidir é sin a dhéanamh.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2023
Vóta 33 - Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus na Meán (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Níl aon iarratas tagtha isteach chuig an rannóg Gaeltachta ach b’fhéidir go bhfuil chuig an rannóg ealaíona agus is féidir linn breathnú air sin.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Child Protection (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: The issue of children accessing online material that is not appropriate for them, including pornography, is a serious matter. This is why Government legislated for a new regulatory framework for online safety through the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act. Under the OSMR Act, a new regulator, Coimisiún na Meán was established. An Coimisiún will protect people from...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ukraine War (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: The joint Ministerial statement to which the Deputy refers, and the three other statements issued previously, represent a strong and welcome international consensus against the completely unwarranted and unjustified aggression against Ukraine by the Russian Federation. All of these statements were made on the basis of an explicit recognition and respect for the autonomy of sporting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The first call for proposals under the LSSIF closed in 2019 with applications confined to local authorities and national governing bodies of sport. All applications were assessed in accordance with the published evaluation procedures and guidelines and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Teanga Gaeilge (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 226 agus 227 le chéile. Tá na critéir riachtanacha don ról aontaithe ag mo Roinnse agus ag TLAC agus déanfaidh PAS iad seo a mheas mar chuid den phróiseas roghnóireachta. Níl Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge mar chuid den phróiseas earcaíochta seo. Toisc go meastar go mbeidh an té a cheapfar in ann...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (23 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: The TV licence funds a broad range of public service content, enabling essential news and current affairs programming, as well as supporting the creation of a high quality content on culture, sport, entertainment, music and more. It supports not only RTÉ, but also content created and broadcast by many independent producers on a range of national and local broadcasters. As such it remains...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Táim ag smaoineamh orthu siúd a gortaíodh san fhoiréigean ar an Déardaoin seo caite i gCearnóg Parnell agus orthu siúd go léir a ndeachaigh na himeachtaí le déanaí i bhfeidhm orthu. My thoughts are with all those injured in the violent attack last week. I thank the first responders and An Garda Síochána for their swift...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt leis an gcoiste inniu maidir leis an Meastachán Forlíontach do Vóta mo Roinne do 2023. Eascraíonn an €16 milliún breise atá á lorg do RTÉ ó mholadh ón gCoimisiún um Thodhchaí na Meán maidir le maoiniú eatramhach do RTÉ in 2023, arna dhearbhú ag anailís NewERA...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: There has been ongoing engagement with the staff. That was the commitment. It started with that town hall meeting the day the strategic vision and the intention was for ongoing engagement with the staff. There is the public consultation and the strategic vision as well.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: It would be completely up to the director general in that situation. It is not for me and it would not be right or appropriate for me to interfere in that operational matter.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I hope it will not be rejected. I hope the consultation will allay any fears staff have and outline how the proposals can be carried out. It is not 400 job losses per se. RTÉ expects a reduction of about 150 jobs through natural retirements and so on. The director general has indicated it will be only 40 in the first year. It is a process of engagement. I cannot predict what will...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I absolutely understand those concerns but it is ultimately a matter for the director general.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I agree with what the Deputy is implying in that consecutive governments have failed to address this issue. I am determined that a decision will be taken on this, although not before we have the final reports from the two expert advisory groups the Government approved in July. They are due in February. The three leaders, the two finance Ministers and I are having the discussions and these...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: It is going to be difficult. It is complex but it has to be done. The strategic vision cannot be implemented without a long-term sustainable funding model. If we have learned anything in the last week, it is how valuable public service broadcasting and reliable information are. While we have not only seen that in the last week, we have seen it especially in that time. Reliable...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Certainly. I will not go back over the history of the matter because the Deputy will know when everything was published and so on. On 21 December, the proposed Bill was submitted to the European Commission pursuant to the technical regulations information system. As the Deputy will know, a standstill was put in place. Officials from my Department, Fáilte Ireland and the Department of...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: We will just proceed with debating it through both Houses.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I believe the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, hopes to bring clarity to that very shortly. That part of it lies with him. I would hope to see-----

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: The intention is that we would see those guidelines beforehand.