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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (14 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established in its current configuration in June 2020. I wish to inform the Deputy that no compensation or redress schemes have been put in place by my Department since that date nor has my Department assumed responsibility for any such schemes established during the period specified by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (14 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: In order to assist businesses, including coach hire companies, with their energy costs over the winter months, the Government introduced the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS). TBESS is administered by the Revenue Commissioners, and is designed to support businesses with their energy costs over the winter months. It runs from 1 September 2022 to 28 February 2023. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Employment Rights (14 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: Regulation 2 (c) of the Digital Games Regulations 2022 provides that a certificate shall not be issued under section 481A (4) of the Act of 1997 in relation to a digital game unless the Minister is satisfied that the Digital Games Development Company will provide quality employment in the development of the eligible digital game. In addition, Tab 6 of the Application Form (which is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: Between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, my Department posted 76.4% of its videos with closed captioning/subtitling. The corresponding figures for the public bodies and agencies that operate under the remit of the Department are listed in the table below, alongside the Department’s data. Please note that Irish Sign Language is an option used primarily in live and/or livestreamed...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: Following lengthy engagement between my Department, RTÉ, and the National Concert Hall to ensure a seamless transfer, the Government agreed to the transfer of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Choirs from RTÉ to the National Concert Hall with effect from 24 January 2022. To support this transfer, additional funding of €8 million was provided under Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: St. Patrick’s Day offers an important opportunity to provide an uplifting celebration of Irish culture, creativity and heritage on both a domestic and international stage. My Department has provided €600,000 to St Patrick's Festival for many of the activities to be hosted by the festival this year, which includes the Festival Quarter at the National Museum of Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: The Report of the Future of Media Commission (FOMC) recommended that the Broadcasting Fund, currently provided for under Part 10 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and which supports the Sound and Vision and Archiving Schemes, should be converted into a Media Fund to provide funding on a platform-neutral basis to the wider media sector. The Report also recommended that in addition to the two...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Plaques (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware from my reply to Parliamentary Questions No 276 and 277 and 278 of 5 May 2022, the Customs House and its surrounding grounds are protected structures in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW). I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my officials and the OPW have recently agreed to the placement of this Plaque in the Custom House Visitors Centre, which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, along with having responsibility for policy within the Arts, I allocate funding to the Arts Council who have primary responsibility for the development of the arts in Ireland under the Arts Act 2003. I have referred your questions about funding publication of books to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: On foot of my commitment in the Dáil Report Stage of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, on 5 December 2022 I wrote to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to ask them to undertake an analysis of the financial health of the commercial radio sector and to submit a report to me within 100 days (i.e. mid-March). The purpose of the report will be to: - provide an...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: Fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt leis an Roghchoiste um Thurasóireacht, Cultúr, Ealaíona, Spórt agus Meáin agus Meastacháin Athbhreithnithe 2023 dar luach €1.066 billiún san iomlán do Vóta 33 do Réimsí Clár A, B, D agus E á mbreithniú. Tá áthas orm sonraí a sholáthar maidir leis na bearta...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: It should be noted that budget 2022 was cast in a time when the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sectors my Department supports was still all-encompassing. The 2022 budget contained funding aimed at supporting those sectors through the worst of the pandemic when many of them were in complete shutdown. The total allocation for 2022 was €1.276 billion, with €1.074 billion...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: I would point out that even though it has reduced from 2022 to 2023, before I was Minister the Revised Estimate, REV, gross total for the Department was €802 million, whereas even given the reduction in the last 12 months, the 2023 gross Revised Estimate is €1.166 billion, so it is still a significant increase in the last three years of this Government.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: Some €15 million in additional funding has been secured for overseas marketing of Ireland. The budget always contains an additional €15 million for a range of industry initiatives, including investments in skills development and retention of €3 million, and a €2 million increase in funding for domestic marketing to promote Ireland's tourism offering to Irish...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: The 2022 budget was cast at a time when the impact of Covid was devastating for the sector. On the face of it, as I noted earlier, the budget for tourism has fallen from €290 million to €231 million, a drop of €59 million. Of course, there was the €50 million for business continuity supports which Fáilte Ireland distributed but they were not needed because,...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: Does the Deputy mean delivery of actual projects in 2022?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: We might come back to the Deputy on that.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Catherine Martin: Those water-based Platforms for Growth initiatives that were announced will be going to planning now. Mount Congreve Gardens will open in March and I hope to be down there for that. I was at Knowth and Brú na Bóinne, which opened in 2022, the Blasket Islands centre opened in 2022, the Céide Fields opened in 2022, and the National Famine Museum was another that I opened last...