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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: I am aware of recent anecdotal reports about very high quotes for car rental which could impact negatively on the wider tourism ecosystem in Ireland.  While my Department and Fáilte Ireland are aware of these difficulties and have concerns about potential impact on the recovery of the tourism sector, neither the Department nor Fáilte Ireland have control over prices set by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36 and 60 together. A Tourism Recovery Taskforce was established in May 2020 and delivered a Tourism Recovery Plan with recommendations on how best the Irish tourism sector could adapt and recover in the changed tourism environment. Later that year, I appointed a Recovery Oversight Group, to oversee the implementation of this plan. This group has reported...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: As we enter the peak summer months and the tourism industry recovers, there is inevitably additional pressure on hotel capacity and pricing.   Hotel supply in Dublin has been challenged and affected by a range of factors, and businesses are facing significant cost pressures due to inflation and other economic factors.  It is important, however, that Ireland maintains a strong...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Programme for Government committed to the development of a Sustainable Tourism Policy document, and in advance of this an Interim Action Plan. Late last year I brought an interim action plan,  developed by the Sustainable Tourism Working  Group,  to Government, which identifies a suite of actions that will promote sustainable tourism practices out to 2023.  My...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The media sector in Ireland, which is a vital element of our democracy and society as a whole, is undergoing fundamental change, for the most part driven by advances in technology and the manner in which we ourselves consume media content. This Government is committed to putting in place a framework which will enable a sustainable future for a vibrant, diverse and independent media...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 46, 47, 64 and 71 together. Prior to Covid, the tourism sector had registered consistent increases in the numbers employed in Ireland’s regions and was an important driver of greater regional balance and dispersed economic activity. Today, however, the sector faces a range of challenges, in common with the wider economy, such as sizable...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: My 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: As I advised the  House in reply to Parliamentary question No. 73 of 24th of February last, my Department's Statement of Strategy 2021-2023 published in August 2021, sets out the actions that my Department will take over the coming period to enrich the quality of life in Ireland through supporting the development of tourism, culture, arts, sports, media and Irish language....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The redevelopment of the National Concert Hall has been included as a flagship project in my Department's Project Ireland 2040 - investment programme to renew, redevelop and future-proof our National Cultural Institutions.It remains a commitment under our Programme for Government and has been reconfirmed in the revised National Development Plan published last year.  The vision for this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: Officials  in my Department have commenced work on a new national tourism policy which will place sustainability at the heart of tourism in Ireland going forward. A working group was established under the Tourism Action Plan 2019-2021 to review international policy and best practice in sustainable tourism and propose guiding principles for sustainable tourism development in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 70 together. The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot is the scheme initiated by my Department.  I can assure the Deputy that the issue of disabled artists participating in this scheme it is a matter which I take seriously. The BIA is a three-year research programme to examine the impact a basic income style payment could have on artists and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Recovery Oversight Group, which has provided valuable inputs to the Government on the measures required to assist the tourism sector, reports to me on a regular basis with updates on the implementation of the recommendations set out in the Tourism Recovery Plan 2020 – 2023 and on the recovery of the sector more generally. In terms of international perception, there is a risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Section 481 tax credit system is a vital part of the financial infrastructure of the audio-visual industry in Ireland.  The objectives of the film tax credit are to act as a stimulus to the Irish audiovisual industry in the State, creating quality employment opportunities, upskilling workers across the industry, supporting the production of new audiovisual programming across areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The media sector, and broadcasting in particular, plays an important role in supporting our identity as a nation, our arts and culture, our sports, and our native language.   TG4 continues to make a huge contribution to both Irish broadcasting and the preservation and promotion of the Irish language. Its broad range of programming, its ‘súil eile’ approach, it's...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: On 31st January this year, on foot of recommendations arising from pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, I established an Expert Group on an individual complaints mechanism in respect of online safety. In particular, the Expert Group was tasked with assessing whether it would be practicable to provide for an individual complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Northern Ireland (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy is aware, the PEACE PLUS 2021-2027 programme presents an excellent opportunity to deliver North South co-operation projects in the border counties and tourism is one of the investment areas identified under the programme.   Since 2019, officials in my Department have been engaging with their counterparts in the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland and with the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: Ensuring a sustainable tourism product offering in Ireland is a key priority for me as part of the broader tourism policy development. A working group was established under the Tourism Action Plan 2019-2021 to review international policy and best practice in sustainable tourism and propose guiding principles for sustainable tourism development in Ireland. To maintain momentum on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: A diverse, free, independent and pluralistic media plays a vital role in any democracy by informing citizens and holding powerful institutions and interests to account, in both the public and private sectors. Media freedom in the State is underpinned by a robust legislative and constitutional foundation and a regulatory framework that is intended to protect media freedom and promote media...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: Culture 2025 (accessible via this link www.gov.ie/en/publication/62616d-culture-2025/), sets the direction for Government policy across the cultural sector, including the arts, the Irish language and the creative, cultural heritage and audio-visual sectors.  This Framework Policy sets out values and high-level principles to inform public policy and planning in the decade...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 provides for the dissolution of the BAI and establishment of a new regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, which will oversee updated regulatory frameworks for broadcasting and video-on-demand service and a new regulatory framework for online safety. To oversee the regulatory framework for online safety, Coimisiún na Meán will...