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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: My Department is currently working with the City and County Managers Association to finalise details in relation to the Night-Time Advisor role and to ensure that the recruitment process to appoint all of the officers gets underway as soon as possible. Each local authority will be responsible for appointing individual Night-Time Advisors within their own area and I have requested that the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (29 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: Ceann de na moltaí a rinne an Coimisiún um Thodhchaí na Meán go ndéanfaí athbhreithniú cuimsitheach ar sheirbhísí agus ábhar Gaeilge ar fud chóras na meán. Ghlac an Rialtas leis an moladh seo, agus tá sé i gceist go ndéanfaidh Coimisiún na Meán an t-athbhreithniú seo, agus meastar go dtógfaidh...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Fisheries (29 Nov 2022)

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 funding allocations for angling development, these are operational matters for Fáilte Ireland in line with its...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (29 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: I recently announced the locations of the 9 towns and cities which will take part in the new Night-Time Advisor pilot initiative. The selected pilots are Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Drogheda, Sligo, Buncrana and Longford Town. The selection process was led by the City and County Management Association (CCMA) with support from my Department and an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Projects (29 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: Section 54 of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 provides for the imposition of a content production levy (termed the ‘European works levy’) on media service providers (i.e. providers of broadcasting and video on demand services) to fund a scheme (termed ‘the European works scheme’) to support the production of European works, including Irish works....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: Contact details for my Department's two Access Officers, appointed under the Disability Act 2005, are available on my Department’s website - www.gov.ie/organisation/en/department-of-tourism-culture-art s-gaeltacht-sport-media. As the Deputy will be aware, with the exception of the National Archives, my Department is not involved in the direct provision of services to the public....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (29 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: The information sought by the Deputy regarding cleaning and security services costs incurred in respect of my Department’s offices in Killarney, Joyce House Dublin, Na Forbacha Co. Galway and Gaoth Dobhar, Co,. Donegal is set out in the tables below. Cleaning Services Supplier Office Location* Number of staff supplied Expenditure - 2022 to date ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have two Civilian Drivers currently assigned to me since the formation of this current Government. Both appointments were made in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform instructions regarding Ministerial Appointments for the 33rdDáil and staffing for Ministerial Offices.Both officials were hired on fixed-term contracts to temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Burial Grounds (24 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: I recognise that there is a growing awareness internationally and among the public of the need to address the spoliation, looting and illicit trade of cultural heritage objects, as well as the restitution of same. In relation to the specifics of the question, however, the material mentioned is held in Dublin University Trinity College. My Department has no role in the governance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Apology (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78, 79 and 80 together. As we navigate the most challenging and sensitive phase of the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023, the Government's approach to commemorations continues to be underpinned by the guidance of the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations (EAG) and consultation with the All-Party Consultation Group on Commemorations.  The EAG...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Charge (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: Section 33 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 ('the Act') provides that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) may impose a levy on broadcasters for the purposes of meeting the cost of fulfilling their functions ('the broadcasting levy'). The design and implementation of the broadcasting levy is matter for the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland as an independent regulatory body. The Online...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: Tá áthas orm a bheith anseo inniu chun moladh maidir le meastachán forlíontach do mo Roinnse a chur i láthair. D’úsáidfí an maoiniú seo go príomha chun fóirdheontas a thabhairt do chostais mhéadaithe fóntais agus mhaireachtála d’eagraíochtaí nach féidir leo leas a bhaint as...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: As I outlined earlier, the repurposing of those savings of €12 million is a result of enormous demand and our determination to ensure the scheme will work and will be accepted by the sector. The savings from the scheme will benefit artists. Among the purposes for which the savings are being applied is the payment of €5 million to the Arts Council, which will offer supports to...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: I may have said this to the Deputy before on the basic income, but although the full €25 million for it was not spent this year, it is absolutely guaranteed that it is a €105 million programme over three years. It is therefore absolutely ring-fenced. To reassure the Deputy and members, the savings in relation to live entertainment were as a result of the recovery and did not...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: To clarify in case there is confusion, there is €3.61 million for Building Momentum and that is completely separate from the €15 million for RTÉ.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: The €15 million figure arises from a direct recommendation for interim funding from the report of the Future of Media Commission. It is completely separate from Building Momentum. On the Deputy's other query, we spoke on this in the Dáil last week and, as the Deputy knows, I have followed up with another letter because I share his concerns about the pay disparity. I am...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: It is €325.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Deputy for his kind words on the basic income. This was about changing how we value the arts and I hope it is a game-changer in that. Deputy Mythen has been very supportive of it, as have Deputies Ó Snodaigh and Munster and Senator Warfield, and I thank them for that. It is €325 per week and the figure came from artists and their engagement with it. It was the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Catherine Martin: There are 500 musicians in the scheme. It is right across the board across the arts sector.