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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am very much aware of the importance of regional, local and community radio, and the crucial role it plays as part of the wider media landscape. Since taking office, I have ensured that significantly increased supports have been made available to the broadcasting sector as a whole, and to the radio sector in particular. Funding for radio is currently made available through the Sound and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 40 together. The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot is a key priority for me as Minister with responsibility for arts and culture. 2,000 recipients are being paid €325 a week for three years. 1,000 control group members are being paid €650 per year to engage in the data collection. The scheme will cost €35m per year...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28 and 63 together. Fáilte Ireland is currently working on Accommodation Audits to establish a baseline on existing capacity and to provide gap analysis in each destination and region. As part of the roll out of all Destination Experience Development Plans, Fáilte Ireland will audit and map out current accommodation stock. This will include a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: The most recent five-year strategy for the theatre referred to by the Deputy is for the period 2019-2023 and sets out its mission, vision and values. The vision is to “build a 21st-century theatre and company where creativity drives our every move, developing the artists and audiences of the future”. The theatre is not in State ownership and the cost of maintenance falls to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: The Night-Time Economy Forum which I attended last week in the National Gallery of Ireland was hosted and led by the Arts Council and supported by my Department as part of the overall effort to drive a more diverse and sustainable Night-Time Economy. The forum was in direct response to Action 3 in the Night-Time Economy Taskforce Report which I launched in September 2021. Since we...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to Question No. 140 of 20 January 2022, when the matter of eco-tourism was addressed. It is a priority of my Department to address sustainable development and management more meaningfully within the tourism ecosystem. Central to developing a more resilient and sustainable tourism sector will be an increased focus on the promotion and development of sustainable tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: Throughout the past number of years, I have supported the sectors within my remit, including the live entertainment sector. Recognising the importance of engagement with the sector in informing the development of support initiatives, I established the Live Entertainment Stakeholder Forum which met throughout the pandemic and recovery, and which includes the MEAI, to support this work. My...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: On 7 December 2022 the Government approved the priority drafting of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill and publication of the General Scheme of the Bill which provides for the registration of short-term tourist lettings with Fáilte Ireland in line with the commitment under Housing for All, the Government's housing policy. I have since written to the Chair of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy is aware I launched the Speak Up: A Call for Change Reporton 21 October 2021. The Report is the result of a collaboration between my Department and the Irish Theatre Institute (ITI) with the survey commissioned by the ITI and paid for by my Department. The Safe to CreateProgramme is the response to the recommendations of Speak Up: A Call for Change Report. I was pleased to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: The new public holiday to mark St Bridget’s Day, the goddess Brigid and the ancient festival of Imbolc will be inaugurated on 1st February this year. I welcome the addition of a holiday that would celebrate Irish women and ancient traditions and I think the timing is appropriate that this holiday is added to the annual calendar at the start of Spring. It is timely also that the new...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Industrial Relations (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: Matters regarding rates are a matter for Irish Actors Equity which is a division of SIPTU. SIPTU negotiates and agrees arrangements and rates for stage and screen actors in Ireland. Matters relating to intellectual property rights as well as copyright issues in general, falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The EU (Copyright and Related...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: With regard to the regulation of streaming services generally, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 provides for the regulation of streaming services, which will be overseen by Coimisiún na Meán upon its establishment. The Act provides for the creation of a register of streaming services which are established in the State, and for the imposition of binding media...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: Regional development and the promotion of areas all over the country as great places to visit are at the heart of Fáilte Ireland's remit. The development of a Wild Atlantic Way Coast Path has been an ambition of Fáilte Ireland’s long-term development of the Wild Atlantic Way visitor proposition. Due to resource and work challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commissioners of Irish Lights (26 Jan 2023)

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. With regard to specific expenditure by Fáilte Ireland from its Exchequer funding allocations, such decisions are an operational matter...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 79 together. The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot is a key priority for me as Minister with responsibility for arts and culture. Covid clearly highlighted both the precarious nature of working in the arts and the importance of the arts for us all. It is well established that artists suffer from precarious incomes. The scheme will research the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: My Department's priorities are set out in its published Statement of Strategy 2021—2023. The overarching goal is to ensure the “sectors recover and grow in a manner that underpins social cohesion and supports strong, sustainable economic growth, with a focus on a number of cross cutting goals of equality, diversity, social inclusion, the Irish language and environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: I welcome the recent publication by the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media on Working Conditions and Skills shortages in Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector. The Report makes recommendations which pertain to the responsibilities and functions of a number of Government Departments and agencies and requires detailed consideration by officials in my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: Whilst the tourism sector continues to emerge from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is also important that we plan for further recovery and building for the future. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to seek to emulate the success of the Gathering in 2013 which supported recovery in the tourism sector after the last major economic crisis. In Budget 2023, I secured an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: My 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, as well as certain other bodies. The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to them for direct response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: In Budget 2023, I secured an increase in domestic marketing funding of €2 million which will allow Fáilte Ireland to implement a mass reach media marketing campaign to encourage domestic consumers to take home holidays and discover all of the hidden gems that Ireland has to offer. The campaign will remind people that a short break is a great option for friends and family, and...