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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 963 and 964 together. In 2022, the former Broadcasting Authority of Ireland together with Foras na Gaeilge, and supported by my Department, commissioned a research project to ascertain the level of interest in a youth focused, Irish language radio station. There were two separate phases to the research project. Firstly, the views of a national representative...

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

Catherine Martin: Most of the 14 recommendations from the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight on Section 481 Film Tax Relief are outside the remit of my Department and fall within the responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Finance. The stakeholder forum on the Section 481 film tax relief (recommendation number 14) took place on 8th February 2024. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Future of Media Commission recommended the development of a strategy for a more coordinated whole of Government and society approach to combat the damaging impact of disinformation on Irish society and democracy. The Working Group tasked with developing the Strategy was established in February 2023. It is independently chaired and comprises representatives from Government Departments,...

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

Catherine Martin: The importance of the tourism sector to the Irish economy and our communities in every corner of Ireland is well understood. Drogheda is a key part of the Ancient Destination Experience Development Plan which is the Fáilte Ireland roadmap for development of tourism in Louth and Meath, including the Boyne Valley and environs. In Budget 2024, I secured total funding of €216 million...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (23 Jul 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. Tourism Northern Ireland, which is an agency under the aegis of the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland, is responsible for the development...

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

Catherine Martin: A Section 481 stakeholder forum was held in February of this year and attended by representatives from all parts of the Irish audiovisual industry. The structure of the event incorporated a small number of presentations on elements of Section 481 requirements. The majority of the focus of the day, however, was firmly input from the stakeholders themselves and on ensuring that everyone...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consumer Protection (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department has no role in relation to the regulation of ticket sales for festivals or events. It is recognised that the booking and purchase of tickets for a great variety of events is arranged in most instances through service providers. These events include artistic performances, cultural exhibitions and presentations, sports activities to view or participate, product demonstrations,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: Details of the annual allocations to the Arts Council along with all annual allocations provided to my Department's Arts & Culture programme are available in Vote 33 of the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) and supplementary estimates published by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on that Department's website at . For the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 984 and 985 together. There are numerous factors which can impact on the costs of extending the opening hours of a National Cultural Institution, including for example additional staff costs in the form of overtime payments or the necessity to increase overall staff numbers to maintain an equal level of service to evening visitors to a National Cultural...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: There are six museum and gallery institutions that hold the status of a National Cultural Institution and were established by legislation, or established by the State through other structure such as a company limited by guarantee, or are otherwise substantially funded by the State. These are: - The National Gallery of Ireland - The National Museum of Ireland - The Irish Museum of Modern Art -...

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

Catherine Martin: The annual allocations to Screen Ireland are published every year in the Revised Estimates Volume. They are set out below for each of the past 5 years. Year Current (€'000) Capital (€'000) Total (€'000) 2019 €3,840 €16,200 €20,040 2020 €3,866 €27,550 €31,416 2021 €3,893 €26,200 €30,093 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: Creative Schools is a flagship initiative of the Creative Youth Plan, supporting schools to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives. Since 2018, Creative Schools has supported schools over 2 years to develop and implement a bespoke Creative Schools plan. It is led by the Arts Council in partnership with my Department and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: Culture Ireland is a unit of my Department with responsibility for the promotion of Irish Arts internationally. In doing so, they work with International presenting partners and annually funded bodies to bring high quality Irish arts, across all artforms, to global audiences. In terms of expenditure, Culture Ireland does not have a dedicated capital allocation. Details of the current funding...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: In 2020 I established the Night-Time Economy Taskforce as part of the commitment in the Programme for Government. The assets.gov.ie/198233/43608ada-27d4-4bb4-ad16-f1ea0f3ec1d0.pd f) was published in September 2021. It is a Cross-Government Report containing 36 actions across a broad range of issues associated with the Night-Time Economy. My Department is largely responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Local Live Performance Programming Scheme (LLPPS) was launched as part of a suite of supports for the live entertainment sector during the pandemic. The LLPPS facilitated the programming of hundreds of outdoor live performances in 2021, animating town centres for local communities, as public health considerations permitted. In 2022 this scheme continued to help underpin the recovery of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: I launched the Artist Workspaces Scheme on 12 June. Under the scheme, capital funding of €6m is available to local authorities to meet the Government’s commitment under the Programme for Government to increase the provision of affordable workspaces for artists and creative practitioners. Due to the fact that just six weeks has elapsed since the launch of the Scheme, no payments...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Exchequer funding allocation to TG4 for the years requested, as provided for in the Revised Estimates for Public Services, is laid out in the table below. Year Current Capital Total 2020 €34,233,000 €3,000,000 €37,233,000* 2021 €36,733,000 €4,000,000 €40,733,000 2022 €40,849,000 €4,200,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Safe to Create Programme includes allocations to the Irish Theatre Institute and Minding Creative Minds both of which are included in the figures below Year Current € Capital € Total €0 2024 €996,484 0 €996,484 2023 €782,000 0 €782,000 2022 €582,000 0 €582,000 2021/2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Future of Media Commission recommended that TG4 should have editorial control over its news services. While any move to support greater plurality of news and broadcasting services is to be welcomed, in accepting this recommendation in principle, Government agreed that the financial and operational implications must first be considered and examined. My Department and Coimisiún na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is shown in tabular form below. National Cultural Institution Year Current Capital Total National Gallery of Ireland 2024 €12,910,000 €1,458,000 €14,368,000 2023 €12,440,000 €1,460,000 €13,900,000 2022 €12,930,000 €3,460,000 €16,390,000 2021...