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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 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 Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450, 451 and 453 together. Ireland is resolute in our solidarity and support for Ukraine and we are honouring our commitment to help people who have been displaced by this horrendous war. This is by some distance the largest humanitarian operation ever undertaken by the Irish State and tourism accommodation has played a vital part in this national...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (18 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: The supply of tourism accommodation in 2023 due to a range of factors, including Ireland's response to the current humanitarian emergency, is of concern and my officials are engaging with a number of Departments in this regard, including the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth which is working urgently across Government with agencies, NGOs and local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (18 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy is aware, Tourism Ireland promotes regional air and sea access to Ireland in overseas tourism markets through initiatives like the Regional Cooperative Marketing Fund. This fundseeks to encourage new access and maximise the potential of existing services to the regions, with matched funding from airlines, sea carriers, airports, ports and regional tourism stakeholders including...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: Ireland is honoured to have Hurling inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Inscription on the Representative List raises awareness of the diversity of the world’s intangible cultural heritage and highlights the importance of safeguarding measures to protect and promote the cultural heritage practices inscribed. In this regard,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: Urban planning and development policy is primarily a matter for local authorities and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. County and city development plans are drawn up by local authorities in accordance with their functions under the Planning and Development Acts. As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, I have no function or authority in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (18 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot was a key priority for me as Minister with responsibility for arts and culture. The pilot was the number one recommendation of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce which I established in 2020 to examine how best to assist the sector to recover post-pandemic. I was very pleased to have been able to deliver on this recommendation with payments on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Catherine Martin: 2023 REV provides for gross expenditure of €1,165,509m for my Department in 2023 consisting of current expenditure of €950,542m and capital expenditure of €214,967m and is available online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/#2023. The overall allocation for Culture in my Department's Vote for 2023 is €356,982m, an increase of 85% on the initial...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (18 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. With specific regard to the development of tourism product offerings, such as the development of infrastructure under Platforms for Growth 2,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: My intention was to flag No. 1598.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: The local media sector faces longer term challenges as a result of changing patterns of media consumption, technology and shifts in advertising revenue to online services. I recognise the essential role that the local media plays and the particular value of local and regional newspapers in sharing reliable and relevant local news and bringing communities together. Since I assumed formal...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: My Department submits annual reports and accounts of all State bodies under its aegis to the Government, in advance of their being laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. In addition, it is standard practice that each body will publish their annual report and financial statement once the documents have been submitted and laid as outlined above. The Department prepares the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: My officials are participating in an interdepartmental group, chaired by the Department of Transport, to consider the possible transfer of key Shannon Heritage sites to the relevant local authorities. While Shannon Heritage DAC is part of the Shannon Group Plc which comes under the aegis of the Minister for Transport, it is recognised that these sites are an important part of the wider...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (15 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: My role as Minister with responsibility for leading the coordination of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023 is to help ensure that the challenging events of this important and formative period in our history and related themes, are meaningfully, proportionately and sensitively remembered. The Government's approach to commemorations continues to be underpinned by the guidance of the...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí as cabhrú leis an mBille seo a chur chun cinn go pras. As I have outlined previously, this is a technical enabling Bill but its outcome is important in that it allows for the continued funding of Fáilte Ireland's work in the area of tourism product development. I look forward to working alongside Fáilte Ireland as we continue...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (14 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: My Department has no role in the governance of Trinity College Dublin or with respect to its collection. My Department does however have oversight of the National Cultural Institutions (NCIs), the custodians of our national collection of historic artefacts and artworks. In keeping with international best practice, the NCIs have carefully developed policies in relation to the acquisition,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Data (14 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 80 of 16 November 2022 and can confirm , I am advised that neither my Department or any of the agencies under its remit have paid fines in respect of infringements of EU law or failures to transpose EU Directives during the period specified by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: I launched the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme (NTESS) earlier this year in support of two recommendations (1+12) in the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce, assets.gov.ie/198233/43608ada-27d4-4bb4-ad16-f1ea0f3ec1d0.pd f The Taskforce recommended that a scheme should be developed to increase footfall in our cities, towns and villages, which could provide artists with paying gigs and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (14 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme (LPRGS) was launched in March to provide a new grant for businesses engaged in staging live events in the arts and culture live performance sector. This scheme has supported the live entertainment sector by providing business re-start grants to de-risk the planning of events and to assist with the costs of reopening following the lifting of COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2022)

Catherine Martin: The NCH development is a flagship project under the National Cultural Institutions investment programme, part of the National Development Plan. Once completed, it will represent the largest single investment in a National Cultural Institution in a generation. The initial funding envelope identified for the project in 2018 was €78 million, and was based on a very early stage outline...