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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (6 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information sought in respect of my Department is set out in the table below. Consultancy Company Purpose of Contract Value of Contract (incl. VAT) Duration of Contract Mazars Examination of the barter account and any other off-balance sheet accounts in RTÉ pursuant to section 109(7) of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024, which completed 2nd Stage in Dáil Éireann prior to last year's general election, has recently been restored for inclusion in the business of the current Dáil. It is my intention to continue to progress this Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill provides An tÚdarás with the power to dispose of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to publish the material on my Department's website in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Process (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to advise the Deputy that no Bills were enacted or initiated by my Department in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department works with the Department of Foreign Affairs to identify possible locations for the International Famine Commemoration. There have been twelve international commemorations of the Great Irish Famine to date. Since the first international commemoration in Toronto and Quebec in 2009, events have also been held in Australia, Canada and the UK. As well as the International Famine...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Pay (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Secretary General in this Department is paid on the non PPC Secretary General III payscale. The current annual salary for this payscale is €228,679 and follows the relevant salary scales set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform which apply across the Civil Service. This salary includes pay adjustments applied on 1 June and 1 October 2024 under the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: As the Deputy will be aware, in July 2024, Government agreed to a multi-annual public funding arrangement for RTÉ which, through a combination of an improved TV licence collection system and Exchequer support, will provide certainty of funding to RTÉ to deliver on its Strategy, New Direction, in the coming years. As part of this decision, the current TV licence system has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The overall expenditure included in my Department's Administrative budget in respect of IT for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 is listed in the table below. Year Expenditure 2023 €1,441,745.02 2024 €1,700,454.56 2025 to date €48,237.34 Please note that the 2024 and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Charlie McConalogue TD, was appointed Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin on 29 January 2025. I look forward to working closely with Minister of State McConalogue to progress the remit of this Department. Arrangements for the transfer of Ministerial functions, including the delegation of specific functions to the Minister of State, are being...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Culture Ireland operates within the Department to support professional Irish artists in presenting and promoting their work to audiences around the world. In that context, Culture Ireland provides support to professional dancers and dance companies for the international presentation of their work. The Department provides funding to professional Irish artists to present work at key...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tourism is the most significant indigenous enterprise sector, employing c. 220,000 people, located throughout every corner of Ireland, and generating almost €9 billion in revenue from domestic trips and overseas visitors. The growth of the Short Term Letting (STL) sector over the past 15 years is a key aspect of the tourism ecosystem but it has brought with it certain challenges,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (12 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The issue of a tourism accommodation levy on short-term stays in paid accommodation is a multi-faceted one from a tourism perspective. This introduction of an accommodation levy was proposed in the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare in September 2022 and more recently in the Dublin City Taskforce report which was published in October 2024. The tourism sector generates...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Climate Action Plan (12 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: In accordance with the provisions of Circular 01/2020 Procedures for Offsetting the Emissions associated with air travel, the value of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Departmental travel in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 is set out in the table below. Payments equivalent to these values have been made to the Department of the Environment, Climate and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (12 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department first became aware of comments, made by the Director General of RTÉ in the context of a “Town Hall” meeting with RTÉ staff, through media reports in the national press on 15 January 2025. The matter was not formally raised with my Department. The Department of Social Protection is continuing a Scope investigation into the PRSI insurability of a group...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (18 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The 2025 budgetary allocations to each National Cultural Institution are shown in tabular form below. National Cultural Institution 2025 Current Funding 2025 Capital Funding 2025 Total Chester Beatty €4,135,000 €175,000 €4,310,000 Crawford Art Gallery €2,508,000...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Engagements (18 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The details of engagements my Department has had with the government of Australia and state bodies of the government of Australia in 2024 and 2025 to date are outlined in the table below. Year Details of engagement with the government of Australia and/or any state body of the government of Australia 2024 In March 2024, an official from my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (18 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for Artists pilot to maximise its impact. In this regard, the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme is ongoing until August and this will feed into Government consideration of the next steps. In Budget 2025, Government made an allocation of €35 million for the Basic Income for the Arts in 2025. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. I am advised that my Department has not received any funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America Agency for International Development in the period since its establishment and to the present date. The receipt of any such funding support to bodies under my aegis would be an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department works with the Department of Foreign Affairs to identify possible locations for the International Famine Commemoration. There have been twelve international commemorations of the Great Irish Famine to date. Since the first international commemoration in Toronto and Quebec in 2009, events have also been held in Australia, Canada and the UK. As well as the International Famine...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: There are currently 40 officers in my Department serving at Principal Officer, Assistant Secretary and Secretary General. The breakdown by grade and gender is set out in tabular form below. Grade Male Female Secretary General 1 0 Assistant Secretary 4 1 Principal Officer ...