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

Catherine Martin: Throughout the pandemic I have been very cognisant of the challenges the restrictions caused for the arts, culture and live entertainment industry and I remain committed to the live entertainment sector as the industry recovers following the lifting of all restrictions in January. To this end I have provided a €50 million suite of supports for the live performance sector in 2022...

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

Catherine Martin: The person referred to by the Deputy is a member of the Venue Operators and Promoters Forum with whom I have met a number of times during the pandemic to discuss the impact of Covid restrictions on the Live Entertainment Sector. The person was nominated as a representative of the Venue Operators and Promoters Forum to represent them at my Department's Live Entertainment Stakeholder Forum....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Flexible Work Practices (5 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: Implementation of blended working arrangements commenced in September 2021 in my Department.My Department currently has an Interim Blended Working Policy in place to facilitate transition arrangements to blended working. Under this policy, staff are currently attending the office 2 days per week. Following publication of the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework on 31 March 2022,...

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

Catherine Martin: The Tourism Recovery Taskforce was established in May 2020 to prepare a Tourism Recovery Plan which included a set of recommendations on how best the Irish Tourism sector can adapt and recover in a changed tourism environment due to the Covid-19 crisis. The Tourism Recovery Plan 2020 – 2023 made a number of recommendations to help tourism businesses to survive, stabilise and recover....

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

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy is aware, Tourism Ireland promotes regional air and sea access to Ireland in overseas tourism markets through initiatives like the Regional Cooperative Marketing Fund, whichseeks to encourage new access and maximise the potential of existing services to the regions, with matched funding from airlines, sea carriers, airports, ports and regional tourism stakeholders including...

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

Catherine Martin: As advised to the House in response to Dáil Question No. 202 of 10th March, I am advised that no expenditure was incurred on external consultancy from my Department's Administrative Budget during the period from its establishment in June 2020 to date. From time to time, my Department commissions experts to provide technical reports or advice on specific issues. While the providers...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gender Equality (31 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 introduced the legislative basis for gender pay gap reporting and requires organisations to report on their gender pay gap and reporting by employers with over 250 employees will begin later this year. I welcome the announcement by Minister O'Gorman, Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on 8th March 2022 of further...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Transport Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: My Department continues to support and facilitate the operation of the Cycle to Work Scheme which encourages cycling to work by the provision of tax exemptions and the facilitation of salary deduction for the purchase of bicycles. In addition, my Department actively promotes and encourages employees to engage with health and well-being initiatives including those that support physical...

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 292, 293, 300 and 301 together. As the Deputy will be aware from my response given to Dáil Questions Nos. 320 and 321 of 13th July last, overall responsibility for coordination of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021, rests with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Updates on the progress of the...

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

Catherine Martin: I am advised that my Department has not entered into any contracts or agreements that necessitate the use of advance payments or retainers for services.

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 to 299, inclusive, together. In Budget 2022, I secured €50m for the Tourism Business Continuity Programme which is designed to support strategic tourism businesses to survive through the pandemic and to help drive the recovery of the Irish tourism industry. The Tourism Business Continuity Schemes for 2022 are managed by Fáilte Ireland....

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

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 303 together. The all-of-Government Creative Ireland Programme is a culture-based programme led by my department to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. Its core proposition is that participation in arts, culture and heritage-based activities drives personal and collective creativity, with significant implications for individual and...

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

Catherine Martin: I can advise the Deputy that my Department engaged the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service to deliver a talk to staff on Harmony at Work in 2021, which included a segment on diversity and inclusion. No cost was incurred. My Department plans to avail of the diversity and inclusion training which is in development by OneLearning, the Learning and Development centre for the Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: As part of a suite of supports for the live entertainment sector, €5 million was allocated to the Live Performance Support Scheme – Strand II to support pantomime and seasonal musical theatre impacted by the Covid restrictions in place in December and January. In order to be eligible for this scheme a business must have VAT-exclusive turnover of €100,000 or above as a...

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

Catherine Martin: I am advised that there are no Civil Servants in my Department on secondment to the private sector.

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

Catherine Martin: The funding provided by my Department to the National Museum of Ireland from 1 January 2020 to date is as follows: 2020 2021 2022 Pay 8,907,000 9,343,000 9,743,000 Non Pay 4,744,000 4,527,000 5,727,000 Capital 1,108,000 1,308,000 1,308,000...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: An Economic Analysis of the Audiovisual Sector in the Republic of Ireland by Olsberg SPI with Nordicity Report in 2017 showed that there were a total of 11,960 employed in the category of Film, TV and animation. Screen Ireland compiles statistics on an ongoing basis on the numbers of cast, crew, trainees and extras employed on Screen Ireland funded projects. This data is available at:...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cyberbullying Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill 2022 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (23 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department assumed its current configuration in June 2020. I am advised that no contracts have been entered into with the company referenced by the Deputy since this time. The Deputy will wish to note that prior to 2020 the then Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht engaged the services of the referenced company in 2015 and 2016 for the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (23 Mar 2022)

Catherine Martin: In Budget 2022, I secured €50m for the Tourism Business Continuity Programme which is designed to support strategic tourism businesses to survive through the pandemic and to help drive the recovery of the Irish tourism industry. The Tourism Business Continuity Schemes for 2022 are managed by Fáilte Ireland. In addition, in terms of other supports, Fáilte Ireland has...