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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Artists' Remuneration (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 5 together. I thank Deputies Ó Ríordáin and Boyd Barrett for their questions. Eligibility for social welfare supports, as the Deputies will be aware, is a matter for the Minister for Social Protection and neither I nor the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, have any statutory functions in that regard. However, I can assure the Deputy that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Artists' Remuneration (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank both Deputies for the questions. To respond to Deputy Boyd Barrett, I am informed that there were 150 people at the stakeholder forum, representing 50 resource organisations and representative organisations, including representatives from Arts and Disability Ireland. Similar to all income, the payment will be reckonable for the purpose of social welfare means tests. Whether a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Minister, Deputy Martin, sends her apologies. She has a bereavement in her family and cannot be here this morning. Recruitment continues to be a significant challenge for the tourism sector, with up to two thirds of businesses reporting reduced capacity due to staff shortages. My Department and Fáilte Ireland have been collaborating with industry and other Departments to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Fáilte Ireland is working hand in glove with key sectoral bodies on the tourism and hospitality oversight group, which is pivoted to focus on supporting the industry to address some of its immediate recruitment challenges in the months ahead. Obviously, matters relating to wage rates are set by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and we are working with the Department as...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I refer to the long-term retention of employees in the industry. That is why Fáilte Ireland is developing an excellent employer programme to showcase good employers across the industry and to help businesses improve their employer practices and reputation. The programme aims to reposition the industry as an appealing and rewarding place to work which can attract and retain talent....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I am aware of the demand for artist workspaces and cultural spaces that exists in Dublin City.  For this reason a capital allocation of up to €3 million has been made to Dublin City Council specifically to assist in the provision of artists’ workspaces in Dublin. The City Council has been examining a range of sites for their suitability to best capitalise on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: In Budget 2022, I secured an additional €67.6 million funding for tourism, thereby bringing the overall tourism services budget to €288 million.  Part of this funding will enable the tourism agencies to market Ireland's tourism offering, including the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands brand, at home and abroad.  Fáilte Ireland's plans for 2022 include driving demand...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Eligibility for social welfare supports is a matter for the Minister for Social Protection.  I have been determined since the outset of the BIA pilot scheme that artists with disabilities would be in a position to participate to the greatest extent possible.  Accordingly, my Department has worked with the Department of Social Protection, to establish that the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: The high-level, strategic capital investment priorities for my Department are set out in sectoral investment plans that include, inter alia, Investing in our Culture, Language and Heritage; Linking People and Places and the Audiovisual Action Plan; as well as being informed by cross-Government policies and strategies including the Climate Action Plan, Our Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: In Budget 2021, I secured €55 million for Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Business Continuity Scheme. Additionally in 2021, €10 million was paid by Fáilte Ireland under the Coach Tourism Business Continuity Scheme and €10 million under the Ireland-Based Inbound Agents Business Continuity Scheme.  In Budget 2022, I secured a further €50 million in business...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: The football associations in the UK and Ireland have lodged an expression of interest to jointly host the UEFA European Championships in 2028.  The deadline for preliminary bid submission is likely to be later this year. Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Ireland was ready to host a number of matches as part of the 2020 iteration of those championships.  This was on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 26 together. Mar is eol don Teachta, is cur chuige ilgabhálach tras-rannach atá idir lámha chun dul i ngleic leis na dúshláin a bhaineann le freastal a dhéanamh ar theifigh na hÚcráine - lena n-áirítear teifigh a thagann chun na Gaeltachta.  Mar a bhaineann sé leis an gcóras...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cruinnithe an Aire (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar a mhínigh mé don Teachta i mo fhreagra ar Cheist 101 ar 23 Feabhra, tá mo Roinn ag obair i dtreo grúpa oibre a bhunú faoi chathaoirleacht mo Roinne a bheidh ag obair ar leas tuismitheoirí Gaeltachta atá ag tógáil a gclann trí Ghaeilge nó ar mhian leo sin a dhéanamh. Is i gcomhthéacs fhorfheidhmiú an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: 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: Pleanáil Teanga (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Faoi mar a chur mé in iúl roimhe seo, rinne mé plean teanga an Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta: Bearna agus Cnoc na Cathrach a fhaomhadh faoin bpróiseas pleanála teanga i mí Bealtaine 2021. Tuigtear don Roinn nach bhfuil Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga fostaithe sa cheantar go fóill, áfach, ach go bhfuil céimeanna idir lámha...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is aware, the overarching 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 and the accompanying Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022) represents state policy for the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions. The Strategy and supporting action plan have cross-departmental ownership and, accordingly, responsibility for implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 44 together. The Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, including swimming pools, with at least €100 million being made available over the period to 2027. The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and, thus far,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Dublin City Council made an application under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) for a grant towards the design work associated with the redevelopment of Dalymount Park. A provisional grant of €918,750 was announced in January 2020 towards the overall design cost and my Department made its first payment in respect of this grant towards the end of last year.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeltachta (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ós rud é go bhfuiltear ag súil leis go mbeidh córas na gcoláistí faoi lán seoil an samhradh seo, is é tosaíocht mo Roinne faoi láthair, mar a bhaineann sé le córas na gcoláistí Gaeilge, cúram a dhéanamh de phróiseáil iarratas ar aitheantas ó na coláistí agus éilimh...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (5 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Táim ar an eolas faoin sárú ar Achtanna na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 go 2021 atá luaite ag an Teachta. Tá sé tráthúil a rá gur faoin gCoimisinéir Teanga atá sé monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar fhorleanúint comhlachtaí poiblí d'fhorálacha Achtanna na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 go 2021. I measc na...