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Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Yes, the messaging is not a matter for me; it is a matter for the organisation.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: That will actually come into the piece relating to the decision on the funding model. We want to move very quickly on that decision. Currently, RTÉ is the main beneficiary of the licence fee and it is moving to get the advertising back on to the non-RTÉ platforms.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (7 Feb 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: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department was constituted in its current configuration in September 2020. I am advised by officials in my Department that there was no expenditure on, or external assistance sought with Departmental or Ministerial public relations between the period September 2020 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The first table below shows the number of first time licence sales and licence renewals in January 2024, as reported by An Post. Week Sales Renewal First Time Licence Week 1 12,198 10,779 1,419 Week 2 13,095 11,609 1,486 Week 3 13,956 12,069 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Given RTÉ's statutory independence under section 98 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, neither I, nor the officials in my Department, have any role in day to day operational matters including issues relating to advertising. RTÉ is not the TV licence-issuing agent, nor the sole beneficiary of TV licence receipts, however it does undertake advertising campaigns to remind the public of...

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 2: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "recognises: — the vital role which the media sector, and in particular, our public service broadcasters, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) and TG4, play in supporting our cultural development, societal wellbeing, and the functioning of our democracy; — the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The position of Chair of the Arts Council became vacant on 14 December 2023 following the resignation of the outgoing Chair. In line the Government Guidelines on the filling of State Board vacancies, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) advertised the Board of the Arts Council calling for expressions of interest for the role of Chair along with a number of roles for ordinary members. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As part of its EU Presidency programme, Belgium has organised an informal meeting of European Tourism Ministers on 19-20 February 2024 in La Hulpe - Louvain-La-Neuve. Owing to prior diary commitments, including a meeting of the Cabinet, I will be unable to attend. Instead I will be represented by a senior official from my Department and look forward to being updated on the discussions...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Just Transition (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: My role and that of my Department in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development and in securing resources to assist the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, in implementing that policy. Under the EU Just Transition Fund, the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is the Managing Authority, and Fáilte Ireland is an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Programme for Government commits to the development of a new Sustainable Tourism Policy document and in advance of this, an interim action plan. A report from the Sustainable Tourism Working Group which identifies actions to promote sustainable tourism practices was published in October 2021 and can be found at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct response to the Deputy. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Semi-State Bodies (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The report into Toy Show The Musicalhighlights serious failings in governance oversight, financial management and appropriate control procedures with regard to the project. The facts the report sets out are clearly very disappointing and confirm what was already known, which is that there were failings of proper oversight and an absence of interrogation of the project by the board. This...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Semi-State Bodies (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: To address the Deputy's first issue, the Department of Social Protection is continuing a scope investigation into the classification and potential reclassification of a group of contractors at RTÉ and, as with other HR matters at RTÉ, neither I nor my Department have any involvement in that process. It is a historic review examining status and, consequently, PRSI classification of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Semi-State Bodies (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Both the McCann Fitzgerald report and yesterday's committee hearing have brought more clarity to the questions of the approval of the exit package for Ms O'Keeffe. As I said, the report does show that proper approval procedures were agreed and were applied in most cases but there was one exception to this. It is important that yesterday the head of HR did appear before the committee for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Tá maoiniú dár luach €2 milliún ceadaithe do mo Roinn go dtí seo ó chiste an oileáin chomhroinnte. Tá sé seo dírithe ar thionscadail in earnáil na Gaeilge agus na hUltaise, ar mhaithe le tuiscint níos fearr a chothú ar oidhreacht teanga agus cultúir an oileáin ar fad. Tá an t-allúntas seo ar...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Mar a luaigh mé, agus mar a luaigh an tAire Stáit, i bhfreagra na ceiste ar an ábhar seo le déanaí, go dtí seo tá maoiniú dár luach €2 mhilliún ó chiste an oileáin chomhroinnte ceadaithe do mo Roinn trí chinneadh Rialtais. Mar is eol don Teachta, ceann de na haidhmeanna atá ag an tionscnamh oileáin chomhroinnte...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Mar a dúirt mé, tá soláthar iomlán d'os cionn €18.7 milliún i Meastacháin mo Roinne do chomhoibriú trasteorann le háirítear leathdhála ós cionn €18 milliún chun tacú le hobair an Fhorais Teanga chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn ar fud an oileáin agus chun feasacht agus úsáid níos leithne na...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: : Faoi réir chinneadh an Rialtais ag deireadh 2022, aontaíodh gur próiseas toghcháin agus roghnúcháin a bheidh ann in áit an phróisis ainmniúcháin agus roghnúcháin atá i bhfeidhm faoi láthair mar a bhaineann sé leis an gcaoi a cheaptar Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta. Faoin mBille um Údarás na Gaeltachta...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Mar a dúirt mé, tá an obair a bhaineann leis an mBille ag dul ar aghaidh fós chun an toghchán a reáchtáil i Meitheamh 2024. Táim ag díriú fós ar thoghchán a bheith againn ar an lá céanna a bheidh na toghcháin áitiúla ar siúl i mbliana. Tugann an toghchán deis don phobal sa cheantar Gaeltachta...