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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Report of the Budgetary Oversight Committee contained 14 Recommendations relating to the Section 481 Film Tax Relief. Recommendation 14 related to a Section 481 stakeholder forum and this was held in February 2024. It was attended by representatives from all parts of the Irish audiovisual industry. The structure of the event incorporated a number of presentations on elements of Section...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will appreciate that tourism is now the policy responsibility of my colleague, Peter Burke TD. Following the making of a Government Order on Tuesday statutory responsibility for the sector will transfer to Minister Burke from 1 June. Minister Burke has already had a number of engagements with key tourism stakeholders across a range of priority areas. The Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: On foot of the consultation process conducted in 2014, 16 towns were identified as potential Gaeltacht Service Towns contingent on language plans being agreed with the local communities in accordance with the prescribed language planning criteria under Acht na Gaeltachta 2012. Of those 16 Gaeltacht Service Towns, to date, 9 language plans have been approved and are being implemented in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (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 data collected as part of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme will feed into Government consideration of the next steps. Recipients have been receiving payment and responding to surveys under the scheme since August 2022. It is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (8 May 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: Foras na Gaeilge (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. Is cáipéis ard-leibhéil í Treo Straitéiseach Fhoras na Gaeilge a mbeidh a gcuid pleananna Corparáideacha 3 bliana agus pleananna gnó bliana bunaithe uirthi. De réir mar a thiocfaidh na pleananna sin chun cinn, cuirfear faoi bhráid na Comhairle Aireahta Thuaidh-Theas (CATT) iad ós í...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (8 May 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: Arts Council (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: On 25th February, I presented the terms of reference for the external review of the governance and organisational culture in the Arts Council to Government and they were agreed. The review is underway since then and is being conducted by an Expert Advisory Committee chaired by Professor Niamh Brennan. Dr. Margaret Cullen and John McCarthy are the other members of this Committee. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: It should be noted that Tourism is now the policy responsibility of my colleague, Peter Burke TD, to whom statutory responsibility for the sector will transfer by Government Order in the coming weeks. The Government recognises the central importance of the tourism sector to Ireland's economy and communities. In that context, the Programme for Government sets out the Government's ambitious...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Communications (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: NewERA provides commercial and financial advice to Ministers in respect of certain designated bodies under their aegis, including RTÉ in the case of myself as Minister with responsibility for Media. One of the roles NewERA perform is to review the annual report and financial statements of the bodies concerned in respect of the previous year's accounts. The 2020 financial...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (8 May 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: Departmental Funding (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The introduction of a visitor accommodation levy was proposed in Foundations for the Future ( www.gov.ie/en/commission-on-taxation-and-welfare/publication s/report-of-the-commission-on-taxation-and-welfare/#foundati ons-for-the-future-report-of-the-commission-on-taxation-and- welfare), the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare published in September 2022 and, more recently, in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: While tourism is now the policy responsibility of my colleague, Peter Burke TD, to whom statutory responsibility for the sector will transfer by Government Order in the coming weeks, this Government recognises the central importance of the tourism sector to Ireland's economy and communities. Tourism is of critical importance to the Irish economy, providing c.227,000 jobs throughout Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. I am advised that the following IT projects approved to proceed within my Department have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the period since then: Year Name of IT Project allocated over €1m since Sept 2020 Purpose of Project Initial Estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 231 together. On 7 May 2024, the Government accepted in principle the 116 recommendations of the Expert Advisory Committees appointed to carry out reviews of RTÉ in relation to Governance and Culture and Contractor Fees, HR and Other Matters. The re-assignment of the Comptroller and Auditor General as auditor of RTÉ was a key recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: On 25th February, I presented the terms of reference for the external review of the governance and organisational culture in the Arts Council to Government and they were agreed. The review is underway since then and is being conducted by an Expert Advisory Committee chaired by Professor Niamh Brennan. Dr. Margaret Cullen and John McCarthy are the other members of this Committee. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Responsibilities (7 May 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 put...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: A Government decision will be required on a successor scheme to the pilot, and the future of the BIA will be decided when the final results of the research are available which will provide the Government with the evidence base upon which to base future policy decisions about the Basic Income for the Arts. As previously outlined, the Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cycling Policy (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Since the formation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in September 2020 until 31st December 2024 my Department processed 58 cycle to work applications. The below table details the number of applications each year. Year Number of Applications 2020 10 2021 11 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Details of the capital budget allocation provided to Tourism Ireland by my Department, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, are available in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) and supplementary estimates published by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and are available on their website. The subheads of relevance to Tourism Ireland are...