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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (14 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department follows public procurement guidelines as published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). These guidelines operate a number of controls and procedures in relation to procurement and contracts. The OGP operates procurement frameworks which are availed of by my Department where appropriate. My Department has, and will continue to engage with the Office of Government...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Energy Usage (13 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department currently meets its year on year carbon emission targets, towards the 2030 target reduction of 51% in emissions based on a 2016-2018 baseline. We actively monitor our annual emissions through the SEAI monitoring and reporting programme. We work closely with the OPW to retrofit our buildings with energy efficient measures. Examples include the installation of LED lighting at...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (13 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 635 and 646 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My role and that of the 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 referred this question to that agency for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644 and 645 together. My Department, and the bodies under its aegis, fund a wide range of non-profit organisations in the sporting, cultural and language area. In the absence of an agreed definition of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) it is not possible to say if any of these non-profit groups consider themselves to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy. Tourism Ireland is the agency responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Revenue Commissioners (13 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Article 13(2) of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive ('AVMSD') provides that Member States may require media service providers under their jurisdiction to make a financial contribution to the production of European works. To exercise this option under the AVMSD, section 159E of the Broadcasting Act 2009 (as amended) currently provides Coimisiún na Meán with the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (13 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. Recipients have been receiving payment and responding to surveys under the scheme since August 2022. Evaluation of the pilot is continuous, as participants complete a survey every six months. My Department is currently preparing a report examining the first 24...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (13 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. I fully appreciate the importance of the Basic Income support for artists and it is my intention to make an announcement on the next steps in the coming weeks. I know there is broad-based support for the scheme and I will be meeting shortly with the National...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Aontaím leis an méid atá ráite ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh maidir le cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an t-ábhar sin. Bhí ceist eile aige ar an ábhar sin ach tá an t-am caite againn. Beidh ar an Aire, an Teachta Calleary, déileáil leis an ábhar sin sa Bhille atá os comhair na Dála faoi láthair. Dúirt...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá cúraimí na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge ag aistriú chuig an Aire, an Teachta Calleary. Bhí sé le bheith anseo inniu ach ní raibh sé in ann teacht go dtí an Teach inniu mar gheall ar chúrsaí pearsanta. Rinne an Rialtas ordú Dé Máirt chun na feidhmeanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta a aistriú chuig...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Mar a dúirt mé leis an Teachta Connolly níos luaithe ar maidin, bhí an tAire, an Teachta Calleary, dóchasach go mbeadh sé anseo chun na ceisteanna sin a fhreagairt ach tá cúrsaí pearsanta aige faoi láthair agus níl sé in ann teacht go dtí an Teach ar maidin. Tá cruinniú aige an tseachtain seo chugainn le...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Soláthar Tithíochta (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Tuigim an fhadhb. Tá a fhios ag an Teachta, nuair a bhí mé i m’Aire Stáit le cúraimí na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge fúm, rinne mé mo dhícheall an t-ábhar sin a phlé agus a réiteach. Níl aon amhras agam ach gur ceist dheacair í. Tá an-chuid oibre déanta ag an Roinn Gaeltachta agus an Roinn Tithíochta,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Ó Snodaigh is right that a number of different things have to be considered. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh has said, these include whether it is the same group, a new group, a wider group, or a smaller group. All of this has to be assessed. The engagement I hope to have with the campaign will also help to inform me on this. Deputy Ó Snodaigh is also right that as two distinct...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I join the Leas-Cheann Comhairle in welcoming the students from County Mayo to see the Dáil and their people's house in live action. They are very welcome. With regard to Deputy Byrne's questions I covered most of them when answering Deputy Ó Snodaigh but I can go back over them again. It is a priority of ours and it is in the programme for Government to do an evaluation. It was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: This is why I am doing what I am doing. I am going to try to do this as quickly as possible. All Deputies in all parties on both sides of the House would say it would be foolish in the extreme for me not to at least evaluate all of the reports that are available and will be available to the Department before I make a decision. As soon as I can do so I will do it and I will be back to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (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 basic income for the arts pilot research scheme began with the first baseline survey in October 2022 and will conclude in August 2025. The data from the pilot will feed into Government consideration of the next steps. The Department is currently working on a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am conscious of the concerns that people in the scheme have. I pay tribute to my predecessor in this area, Catherine Martin, who did a huge amount of work to initiate the whole concept. It was born out of a time when the country was bedraggled, with Covid and everything else, but it has proven its worth in terms of the qualitative and quantitative amount of work that can be produced by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Promotion (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: No doubt I will get an opportunity. The Deputy might send me the details on that and I will have a look at it. I have had many dealings with Louth and Meath tourism. I know they will set aside their collegiality for the Leinster final but it is great to see the Deputy sitting beside a Louth person. Hopefully, Louth will undo the wrong done to them.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Promotion (8 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am just offering an opinion but I wish Louth the best of luck. I wish Meath the best of luck as well but I hope Louth make the breakthrough this year. Louth and Meath County Councils are cheek by jowl with each other and work effectively together. The River Boyne provides an obvious link between the two counties that both are adept at exploiting. There are an awful lot of State assets...