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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together. Meetings of the Audiovisual Action Plan Steering Group took place on 30th April 2020, 24th November 2020, 11th May 2021, 20th December 2021 and 26th April 2022. The second Progress Report on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Action Plan was published on 17th August 2021 and is available to view at this link:...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Government Communications (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The contact details requested by the Deputy are set out in tabular form below: Minister Catherine Martin, T.D. Department Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht Sport and Media Address 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 TD30 Email ministers.office@tcagsm.gov.ie Phone Number 01 631 3817 / 01 631 3802 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: I brought the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce to Government in September 2021 and published it thereafter.  The Report contains 36 practical recommendations in the area of regulation, licensing, planning, transport, safety and increasing the diversity of activities as part of the night-time offering.   The Night-Time Economy Taskforce examined a broad range of issues...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The National Concert Hall has traditionally been funded through a combination of Exchequer funding and income generated through its commercial activities. As such, the salaries of its staff members have traditionally been met from that mix of Exchequer and commercial revenues.  In January of this year the Government approved the transfer of the National Symphony...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Investigations (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that there are no investigations, internal or external, commissioned by my Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information were leaked to the media since the formation of my Department in September 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 199 and 206 together. The Sound and Vision Scheme supports the production of audiovisual and audio content for Irish audiences. The Broadcasting Act 2009 makes provision for the disbursement of 7% of the net TV licence fee receipts to the Broadcasting Fund operated by the BAI, which supports both the Sound and Vision (S&V) and Archiving Schemes....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 will, when enacted, formally dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and establish a new regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, which will be responsible for overseeing the regulation of broadcasting and video on-demand services and the new regulatory framework for online safety. Coimisiún na Meán will also have functions...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The principal mechanism through which my Department provides funding to RTÉ is from TV licence fee receipts. Total TV licence receipts include revenues both from direct sales collected by An Post and an Exchequer contribution from the Department of Social Protection in respect of free licences provided to those on Household Benefits packages. For the period 2020 to April 2022, total TV...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The principal funding provided by my Department to the wider media sector is to support the public service broadcasting obligations of both RTÉ and TG4, as set out in the Broadcasting Act, 2009. Both broadcasters are dual-funded, with a mix of funding from my Department and commercial revenue. In the case of RTÉ my Department makes a grant out of Television Licence fee receipts,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. Funding drawn down from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media by Tourism Ireland in 2020 amounted to €53,701,000 and to €58,065,000 in 2021. The amount allocated for 2022 is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: Details of the annual funding allocation provided by my Department to Fáilte Ireland are available in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is available on that Department's website. The subheads of relevance to Fáilte Ireland are A3, A6 and A5 (shared with Tourism Ireland) for the years 2021 and 2022 and, for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: My Department's tourism budget is channelled through the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for further detail of funding provided to Local Authorities in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Exchequer funding allocations to TG4 as provided for in the Revised Estimates Volume for the years 2020-2022 are set out in the table below. Year Current Capital Total 2020 €34,233,000 €3,000,000 €37,233,000 2021 €36,733,000 €4,000,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (24 May 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. These changes are 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 will, when enacted, formally dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, establish a new regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, which will be responsible for overseeing the regulation of broadcasting and video on-demand services and the new regulatory framework for online safety, and transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: Community Radio funding is administered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) through the Sound and Vision Scheme. Part 10 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 makes provision for the disbursement of 7% of the net TV licence fee receipts to the Broadcasting Fund which supports both the Sound and Vision and Archiving Schemes. In December 2020, 22 community radio projects were awarded...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (24 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: Section 7 of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 will insert a new section 21 and 22 into the Broadcasting Act 2009 relating to the power of Coimisiún na Meán to impose a levy on providers of audiovisual media services, providers of sound broadcasting services, and providers of designated online services in order to fund its operating costs. Following the enactment of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (19 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of office accommodation for my Department falls within the remit of the Office of Public Works. I am advised that my Department has not incurred any costs in relation to the activities described by the Deputy during the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (18 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: Ireland is not a party to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, otherwise known as the Faro Convention. As part of Ireland’s implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, my Department accepts applications on an ongoing basis for the inscription of cultural heritage practices...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: The depreciation, replacement and disposal and replacement of computer equipment in my Department is conducted in line with business needs and Department of Finance Circular 30/03. My Department seeks to re-use computer hardware where it is viable and efficient to do so, and in those instances where it is necessary to dispose of computer hardware this is done through an approved company...