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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (19 Sep 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. The question of how best to develop tourism in mid-Cork and whether a stand alone tourism promotion campaign could help in this regard are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: European Capital of Culture (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: As noted in response to the parliamentary question on this issue on 23 July 2024, the final drawdown of funds under the Galway European Capital of Culture Legacy Programme was paid by my Department to the Galway Culture Company on 17th July this year. Under that Performance Delivery Agreement for the Legacy Programme, Galway Culture Company undertook to complete a number of monitoring and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Basic Income for the Arts pilot was a key policy objective for me. Since becoming Minister, I have been determined to focus on supporting professional arts practice and demonstrating to artists that they are valued, that their work is appreciated and that the contribution they make to enhancing all of our lives is understood. Accordingly, in line with that commitment to supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department has ongoing engagement with the Department of Finance on matters relating to Section 481 film tax relief. The application process for a Section 481 Certificate requires the producer company and qualifying company, as defined by the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to sign an undertaking in respect of quality employment and must provide details of any Workplace Relations Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Fáilte Ireland is continuing to work with the relevant local authorities, other agencies such as Tourism Ireland, and the tourism industry, to raise awareness of the Hidden Heartlands brand and to grow tourism in the region. The Hidden Heartlands brand aims to galvanise the industry in the region around a shared proposition and the region is seeing a welcome increase in the rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Arriving at meaningful comparisons for international expenditure is challenging for a number of reasons. As has been acknowledged by my colleague the Minister for Finance, and as is generally acknowledged, Ireland is one of the most globally-integrated economies in the world. With a large foreign owned footprint, interpreting conventional measures of economic activity such as Gross Domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: The proposed Short Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill will provide the statutory basis for the establishment of a register for short term lets in Ireland and for the implementation of the EU Short Term Rental (STR) Regulation which was adopted by the EU on 11 April 2024. The register will facilitate the production of quality data on short term letting accommodation in each region in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Media Sector (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Commercial broadcasters, such as local radio, play an important role in providing valuable public service content to the Irish public. The Future of Media Commission in examining the challenges faced by the media sector made a number of recommendations to counter these challenges and to support the provision of public service content. One recommendation was for a new Media Fund to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Sep 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: Culture Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Ní chuireann mo Roinn maoiniú ar fáil do chomórtais rince. De ghnáth, ní thugann Comhairle Ealaíon na hÉireann maoiniú i leith comórtas damhsa, toisc go bhfuil sí dírithe ar thacaíocht a thabhairt i leith saothar ealaíonta a fhorbairt agus a chruthú, in áit imeachtaí iomaíocha. Is é misean na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Sep 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: Television Licence Fee (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, as of this July, Government has 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 ensure that RTÉ is supported to deliver on its Statement of Strategy. A key aspect of the Government decision was the provision of multi annual funding which will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: At present, my Department has a capital funding scheme open for applications. Stream E of the Cultural Capital Scheme focuses on enhancing the existing stock of arts and culture centres throughout the country. In line with the Government's action plan on climate change, Stream E also welcomes projects that reduce an organisation's carbon footprint as well as projects that provide additional...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Coimisiún na Meán is Ireland's media and online safety regulator. As provided for under its establishing legislation, the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act 2022, it is independent in the exercise of its functions. An Coimisiún is at the heart of a new online safety framework comprising three elements: Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) in Ireland under the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 46 together. 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. The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Tourism remains of critical importance to the Irish economy but, like all sectors, it must continue to evolve and innovate in order to compete successfully with other destinations. Last year, Fáilte Ireland launched four new Regional Tourism Development Strategies 2023-2027 for Ireland’s Ancient East, Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Dublin, which will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Future of Media Commission (FOMC), in examining the challenges faced by the media sector and consequent impact on the provision of public service content, made a number of recommendations to counter these challenges and to support the provision of public service content. This included the establishment of a new Media Fund to provide support for the provision of public service content by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Enhancing cross-border cooperation and connections has been a core commitment of this Government and tourism has been a key asset in building initiatives that can help to achieve this goal. At the most recent NSMC Tourism Sectoral meeting both Minister Murphy, from the Northern Ireland Executive, and I agreed to the establishment of an All Island Strategic Tourism Group to identify and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: The importance of the tourism sector to the Irish economy and to communities in every corner of the country is well understood and the use of tourist accommodation to support the Government’s response to the humanitarian crisis has impacted the sector. On 28 March, the Government agreed a new comprehensive accommodation strategy for International Protection applicants that will see...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: Much of the nationwide infrastructure of venues and arts centres used by the artistic communities and the professional arts were initiated and funded by local authorities. The network of venues and arts centres established receive ongoing funding for programming from the Arts Council. My Department focuses on providing capital grant funding for arts and cultural facilities. The primary...