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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. Details of personal and/or person-specific data sets held by my Department that have been shared with external public sector bodies in the period since then are outlined in the following table. The sharing of data sets by my Department is carried out in accordance with the provisions of data protection legislation....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Functions (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I approved funding for a two-year full-time post in each of the local authorities selected for the Night-Time Economy pilots, namely Dublin City, Cork City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Limerick City, Drogheda, Sligo, Longford and Buncrana. The Night-Time Economy adviser is recruited and directly employed by the local authority who provides the Night-Time adviser with a supportive reporting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy. Tourism Ireland is the agency responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy. Tourism Ireland is the agency responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy. Tourism Ireland is the agency responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The war in Ukraine, combined with the high number of international protection applicants has resulted in the largest humanitarian effort in the State's history. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is engaged across Government concerning temporary accommodation for those in need of shelter and is responsible for all contracted accommodation used to house...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Business Supports (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: As part of the Budget 2024, I am making up to €10 million available for a programme of supports targeted at those downstream tourism businesses experiencing particular challenges linked to the reduction in footfall in regions most impacted by tourism bed stock displacement. This programme of supports includes investment in sustainable tourism development and promotion, industry...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, as well as certain other bodies. The matter raised regarding any new food and drink strategy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy.Tourism Ireland is the agency responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (23 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322, 323 and 324 together. In 2018, the Government approved the designation of the third Sunday of May each year as the National Famine Commemoration Day, with the arrangements for the holding of the State commemoration on this day or the preceding Saturday, to be decided each year following consultation with the relevant local authority and host community....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (23 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 328 together. My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy.Fáilte Ireland, manages the register of hotels for the country. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that the below table and details contained provides the approved blended working arrangements for eligible staff in my Department in December 2022 and December 2023. Number of remote workers % staff who work from home at least 1 day per week Average home working hours per week Gender breakdown of remote workers ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for the bodies under my Department's aegis and is not something for which I have direct, day-to-day responsibility.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, as well as certain other bodies. The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to them for direct response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The TV Licence evasion rate, or the estimated percentage of licensable premises not possessing a TV licence, is calculated on the basis of comparing the total number of TV Licences issued, including both direct sales by An Post and ‘free’ licences provided by the Department of Social Protection under the Household Benefits Package, with the total number of licensable premises....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Budget allocation for Screen Ireland in 2022, 2023 and 2024 is as follows: YEAR Funding (€m) Current (€m) Capital (€m) 2022 36.818 4.668 32.15 2023 37.946 4.888 33.058 2024 39.546 5.488 34.058

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. The most up to date figures of TV licences issued by An Post for the third week in January are as follows; 13,956 (12,069 renewals) with the equivalent figure for the same period in 2023 being 15,299 (12,895 renewals), a reduction of just under 9%. The total number of TV licences issued as recorded by An Post in 2023 amounted to 824,278...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (31 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Creative Ireland Programme within my Department is deploying funding from the Shared Island Initiative to increase opportunities for cross-community cultural and creative exchange through support for the following projects: Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Clare County Council €250,000 Creative Communities on a Shared Island...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (31 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the below table. D/TCAGSM STATE BOARD No. of Positions Total Current Members Current Vacancies Chairperson Position Vacant or Occupied Arts Council 13 8 5 Vacant Crawford Art Gallery 12 12 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (31 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: In September 2023, I informed the Government of my intention to establish an Advisory Committee on the representation of women and women’s stories within the collections of the National Cultural Institutions. The Committee will also consider the possibility of creating a dedicated presentation of women’s stories through a range of options, within the framework of the Public...