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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Promotion (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am just offering an opinion but I wish Louth the best of luck. I wish Meath the best of luck as well but I hope Louth make the breakthrough this year. Louth and Meath County Councils are cheek by jowl with each other and work effectively together. The River Boyne provides an obvious link between the two counties that both are adept at exploiting. There are an awful lot of State assets...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The programme for Government commits to assessing the basic income for the arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. The basic income for the arts pilot research scheme began with the first baseline survey in October 2022 and will conclude in August 2025. The data from the pilot will feed into Government consideration of the next steps. The Department is currently working on a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am conscious of the concerns that people in the scheme have. I pay tribute to my predecessor in this area, Catherine Martin, who did a huge amount of work to initiate the whole concept. It was born out of a time when the country was bedraggled, with Covid and everything else, but it has proven its worth in terms of the qualitative and quantitative amount of work that can be produced by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Ó Snodaigh is right that a number of different things have to be considered. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh has said, these include whether it is the same group, a new group, a wider group, or a smaller group. All of this has to be assessed. The engagement I hope to have with the campaign will also help to inform me on this. Deputy Ó Snodaigh is also right that as two distinct...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I join the Leas-Cheann Comhairle in welcoming the students from County Mayo to see the Dáil and their people's house in live action. They are very welcome. With regard to Deputy Byrne's questions I covered most of them when answering Deputy Ó Snodaigh but I can go back over them again. It is a priority of ours and it is in the programme for Government to do an evaluation. It was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: This is why I am doing what I am doing. I am going to try to do this as quickly as possible. All Deputies in all parties on both sides of the House would say it would be foolish in the extreme for me not to at least evaluate all of the reports that are available and will be available to the Department before I make a decision. As soon as I can do so I will do it and I will be back to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá cúraimí na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge ag aistriú chuig an Aire, an Teachta Calleary. Bhí sé le bheith anseo inniu ach ní raibh sé in ann teacht go dtí an Teach inniu mar gheall ar chúrsaí pearsanta. Rinne an Rialtas ordú Dé Máirt chun na feidhmeanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta a aistriú chuig...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mar a dúirt mé leis an Teachta Connolly níos luaithe ar maidin, bhí an tAire, an Teachta Calleary, dóchasach go mbeadh sé anseo chun na ceisteanna sin a fhreagairt ach tá cúrsaí pearsanta aige faoi láthair agus níl sé in ann teacht go dtí an Teach ar maidin. Tá cruinniú aige an tseachtain seo chugainn le...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tuigim an fhadhb. Tá a fhios ag an Teachta, nuair a bhí mé i m’Aire Stáit le cúraimí na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge fúm, rinne mé mo dhícheall an t-ábhar sin a phlé agus a réiteach. Níl aon amhras agam ach gur ceist dheacair í. Tá an-chuid oibre déanta ag an Roinn Gaeltachta agus an Roinn Tithíochta,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Aontaím leis an méid atá ráite ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh maidir le cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an t-ábhar sin. Bhí ceist eile aige ar an ábhar sin ach tá an t-am caite againn. Beidh ar an Aire, an Teachta Calleary, déileáil leis an ábhar sin sa Bhille atá os comhair na Dála faoi láthair. Dúirt...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Disinformation is a serious challenge which can only be met with a whole-of-society response. The National Counter Disinformation Strategy is aimed at coordinating national efforts to counter this complex issue. It is not about deciding on individual instances of disinformation but instead focuses on those harms arising from it. It is a first step in setting out what that response looks like....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The 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. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Charge (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1073, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1082, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1104, 1105, 1109, 1135 and 1137 together. Article 13(2) of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive ('AVMSD') provides that Member States may require media service providers under their jurisdiction to make a financial contribution to the production of European works. To exercise this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government sets out our commitment to a strong, independent media sector that provides essential public service broadcasting, supports local journalism, and upholds press freedom. To achieve this it commits to ensuring stable, sufficient funding for RTÉ and TG4 to maintain quality programming and public trust, and contains a range of specific commitments to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: This Government is committed to a strong, independent media sector that provides essential public service broadcasting, supports the independent production sector and local journalism, and upholds press freedom. A well-resourced, transparent, and accountable media landscape is fundamental to an informed society and democracy. Plurality of voices in both the Irish and English languages is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. The data being collected as part of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme pilot will feed into Government consideration of the next steps. Recipients have been receiving payment and responding to surveys under the scheme since August 2022. In Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The provision of content by the independent production sector has been a key element of public service broadcasting in Ireland for many years, and our two national public service broadcasters commission a significant element of their content from the sector. In particular TG4, as a publisher broadcaster, commissions the vast majority of its content from the independent sector, and as such...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. State Agency Meeting/s held Date Arts Council Yes 04/02/2025 Chester Beatty No N/A Coimisiún na Meán Yes 04/02/2025 and 08/04/2025 Crawford Art Gallery No N/A ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Correspondence (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department has regular engagement with the European Commission on the issue of regulating the short-term letting sector. Correspondence between the European Commission and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media from 2020 to April 2025 is set out in tabular form below. It should be noted that communications with the European Commission under the Technical...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Having been in the care of the Office of Public Works since being presented in 1966, the bust of General San Martin was transferred some years ago to be held by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Enquiries about visitor access and expressions of interest in relation to public display of the bust can be addressed directly to that Department.