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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I attach the minutes of the first three meetings of the Live Entertainment Working Group.  This Group also met on June 25th however these minutes have not yet been agreed by the Group, this will be done at the next meeting. This group are working with my Department to develop guidelines for the safe operation of the live entertainment sector.  Learnings from the pilot events which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (13 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I attach the minutes of a meeting in September 2020 between myself, officials in my Department and representatives from the EIA (Events Industry Alliance).  At the meeting I noted the concerns expressed and thanked the members of the Alliance for its ongoing input and engagement with officials.  I also invited the Alliance to put forward a nominee to participate in the Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I recognise that protecting workers and retaining tourism jobs and skills is vital to tourism’s recovery. In September 2020, the Tourism Recovery Taskforce submitted a Recovery Plan to me which sets out a number of recommendations, including a recommendation on enhancing sustainable employment, aimed at helping the tourism sector to survive and recover from the pandemic. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 321 together. 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 Strategy are published the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth website at...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease, which spreads when individuals and groups come into close contact with one another, enabling the virus to move from one person to another. In certain settings, such as live performances, higher noise levels due to music, can force people into close proximity or require them to raise their voices or shout to communicate thus increasing the risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge (8 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Fuair mé aighneacht réamh-bhuiséid TG4 do 2022. Tá an togra á scrúdú ag mo chuid oifigeach agus tá socruithe cruinnithe le TG4 ag leibhéal oifigiúil á ndéanamh faoi láthair. Táim ag súil le bualadh le TG4 tar éis an réamhphlé sin. Fuair mé maoiniú leanúnach breise €3.5m do TG4...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Government allocated €50 million in 2021 to a suite of measures to assist the arts and culture sector. As part of that funding, the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021) have been announced. Details in relation to the 237 successful applications under this scheme are available on my Department’s website. The Arts and Culture Division...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of national tourism policy development. Implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. The eligibility criteria for the Tourism Business Continuity Schemes is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. I have accordingly referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: The government continues to follow its plan to review and monitor the control of the virus and follow the prevailing public health advice in support of a safe and gradual reopening, in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead. Indoor activities, such as organised events including summer camps, group training, exercise and dance are not currently permitted but the Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Qunnipiac University has been a recognized leader in the study and remembrance of the Famine and has a strong record of academic excellence and artistic innovation in this area. In 2018, Qunnipiac University brought its exhibition entitled, Coming Home: Art and the Great Hungerto Dublin Castle from March 2018 to mid-June 2018, the West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen from late July 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. The two-strand Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme is being delivered in partnership between Fáilte Ireland and Local Authorities across the country. Part One of the Scheme (Outdoor Seating and Accessories for Tourism and Hospitality Services) is a grants scheme, supporting investment by individual tourism and hospitality...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: The amount of interest my Department has been charged for savings or other funds on deposit in Irish banks since negative interest rates were introduced is NIL.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: My Department submits the annual reports and accounts of all State bodies under its aegis to the Government in advance of their being laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. These State bodies include the National Concert Hall, Screen Ireland and the Arts Council. In addition, it is standard practice that each of these bodies publish their annual report and financial statement once...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: There are no plans to set up an agency as described by the Deputy. It would not be considered appropriate to seek to eliminate any element or elements of the sophisticated ecosystem that underpins the operation of the live music industry in Ireland. Such an intervention would constitute a State aid requiring EU approval that is unlikely to be forthcoming in the face of almost certain...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: My Department publishes Freedom of Information disclosure logs online on a quarterly basis. To date, all logs up to and including the first quarter of 2021 have been published on my Department's website here - www.gov.ie/en/publication/57a3b-foi-logs/. The disclosure log for the second quarter of 2021 is being prepared and will be published shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. Details of the number of FOI Requests received by my Department and the charging provisions applicable to such requests are available on my Department’s website at www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/42b27-freedom-of-info rmation-foi/ Charges, if any, arising in the case of individual FOI requests are dependent on the nature of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease, which spreads when individuals and groups come into close contact with one another, enabling the virus to move from one person to another. In certain settings, such as live performances, higher noise levels due to music, can force people into close proximity or require them to raise their voices or shout to communicate thus increasing the risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Property Inventory (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 216 together. Cherishing our cultural heritage is one of three core principles underpinning Culture 2025: the Cultural Policy Framework to 2025, published in January 2020. In this regard each of the national cultural institutions under the aegis of my Department has its own policies in relation to the acquisition, ownership and copyright of items of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Property Inventory (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: While my Department has overall responsibility for cherishing our cultural heritage as one of the three core principles underpinning Culture 2025: the Cultural Policy Framework to 2025, published in January 2020, it does not have responsibility for the arrangements in place regarding ownership and copyright in relation to the Book of Kells. Details in relation to these policies can be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: Sound and Vision is a statutory scheme provided for under the Broadcasting Act 2009 and is largely funded by the television licence. Part 10 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 makes provision for the disbursement of 7% of the net television licence fee receipts to the Broadcasting Fund operated by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, which supports both the Sound and Vision (S&V) and...