Results 3,021-3,040 of 7,556 for speaker:Catherine Martin

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

Catherine Martin: The National Cultural Institutions (NCIs) play a valuable role as custodians of Ireland’s history and culture. This work encompasses not only the collection, preservation and display of heritage objects and artworks, but also educational activities that facilitate the public’s understanding of items in the collections and the broader context in which they were produced. My...

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

Catherine Martin: Primary funding for the arts is delivered through the Arts Council.   Across its various funding schemes, the Arts Council supports more than 160 festivals annually. The Arts Council seeks to support festivals on a year-round basis and makes a significant contribution to both major festivals and to over 150 small festivals throughout the country through its festival investment...

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

Catherine Martin: Primary responsibility for the development of the arts rests with the Arts Council under the Arts Act 2003. It is important to remember that the Arts Council is independent in all decisions around funding, including who to fund and how to fund them. A key strategic priority of the Arts Council is a commitment to support emerging artists of promise and all artists – creative and...

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

Catherine Martin: In the past eight years, Ireland has delivered two successful Capitals of Culture in two different sets of circumstances – Limerick 2014 inaugural Irish City of Culture and Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture during an international public health crisis. At present, my Department is considering the outcomes from Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, as set out in the...

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

Catherine Martin: Under Section 6 of the Arts Act 2003,  local authorities are required to prepare and implement plans for the development of the arts within their functional areas.  My Department provides a range of supports to local authorities in respect of artistic, cultural and creative programmes and measures in place in local authorities. Creative Ireland was launched in 2017 as...

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

Catherine Martin: The Creative Youth Plan was published by the Government in December 2017 as one of the five pillars of the Creative Ireland Programme 2017-2022. The Plan sets out a number of measures designed to enable the creative potential of every young person, both within the formal education system and in informal or community settings. Commenced in 2018, Creative Schools is one of the flagship...

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

Catherine Martin: The Creative Youth Plan was published by the Government in December 2017 as one of the five pillars of the Creative Ireland Programme 2017-2022. The Plan sets out a number of measures designed to enable the creative potential of every young person, both within the formal education system and in informal or community settings. Details on the many creative programmes for children and young...

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

Catherine Martin: The Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce was published in September 2021 and it contained 36 practical recommendations in the areas of regulation, licensing, planning, transport, safety and increasing the diversity of activities as part of the night-time offering. Following consideration of the establishment of Night-Time Culture Mayors in Dublin and Cork by the Taskforce as per the...

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

Catherine Martin: A commitment to examine the 'Agent of Change' initiatives whereby existing cultural spaces have to be taken into account when new building is taking place is included in the Programme for Government.  The issue also arose during the consultation phase of the work of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce in the context of effective noise management and a recommendation to examine this...

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

Catherine Martin: My Department has considered this matter in the context of the most recent Decade of Centenaries Programmes and has informally consulted with the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations.  This is a sensitive and complex issue, which merits careful consideration.  The challenge for the State in identifying specific individuals for remembrance with an annual State-led...

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

Catherine Martin: Demand for the basic income for the arts pilot research scheme has been very strong with just over 9,000 applications received by the closing date of May 12th.  I am very encouraged by the level of interest from artists and creative arts workers interested in participating in the pilot scheme.  Assessment of the applications has begun and this process will take at least 6-8 weeks...

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

Catherine Martin: Matters relating to data protection and the disclosure of personal data without authority are set out in Data Protection Act 2018, which is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice. As regards types of cyber-abuse which do not relate to the protection of personal data, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will address certain forms of harmful online content.  The...

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

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will establish a multi-person Media Commission (to be known as Coimisiún na Meán) including an Online Safety Commissioner, dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, establish regulatory frameworks for online safety and the regulation of audiovisual media services, and transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive. It...

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

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is an independent law officer under the provisions of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (as amended). As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media I have no role in the functions of the Director or the Office of the DPP and am unable to provide statistical information relating to the functions...

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 and 240 together. My Department's priorities are set out in its published Statement of Strategy 2021—2023.The Strategy sets out the actions that my Department will take over the coming period, both nationally and regionally, to enrich the quality of life in Ireland through supporting the development of tourism, culture, arts, sports, media and Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (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. My officials have engaged with stakeholders such as the...

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

Catherine Martin: The distorting effect of the pandemic makes it difficult to definitively assess the long-term supply and demand equation within tourist accommodation but there does seem to be a clear need for more short-term accommodation supply specifically in Dublin. The hotel occupancy rate in Dublin is now one of the highest in Europe, driven by a range of factors.   There are just over 22,300...

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

Catherine Martin: 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 increases in the costs of key inputs and difficulty in recruiting and...

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

Catherine Martin: With regard to the closure of hotels in Dublin over the past three years , no specific audit has been carried out; however, according to the Central Statistic Office's recent publication -Business signs of Life series Two: Business Survival 2020 to 2021- one in ten (10.4%) of enterprises trading prior to Covid-19 were at risk of closing at the end of 2021. Fáilte Ireland advises...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Transport (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: In accordance with arrangements agreed by Government, I use my own personal car and have two civilian drivers appointed to undertake driving duties in the performance of my official duties. The details regarding car and driver expenses for 2021 are set out in tabular form as follows: Description of Expense Total Amount 2021 Minister...