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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The gross total allocation for my Department (Vote 33) in 2021 is €1,081,818,000.  Details of the breakdown of this figure by programme area and by subhead are set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2021 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on its website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/#2021

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Vote 33 was re-configured during 2020.  The Vote is currently comprised of five programme areas, namely Tourism, Arts & Culture, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. It was previously comprised of four programme areas: Culture; Heritage; Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Islands; and North-South Co-operation. Responsibility for Heritage functions moved to the former Department of Housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: As part of a €50 million suite of supports for the live entertainment sector, the Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS) opened for applications on 9 June. This scheme aims to support businesses operating solely in the live entertainment sector that do not qualify for other business supports and have been significantly impacted by Covid restrictions. This scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 107, 111, 112 and 116 together. I allocated €50 million in 2021 to a suite of measures to assist the arts and culture sector. As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).All allocations of funding for arts, culture and entertainment purposes made by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: In line with the objectives of Culture 2025, the National Cultural Policy Framework to 2025, which emphasises cultural participation and cherishing our cultural heritage, every effort is made by the national cultural institutions under the aegis of my Department to facilitate access for the purpose of research and scholarship to the parts of Ireland's cultural heritage held by them....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Property Inventory (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Cherishing our cultural heritage is one three core principles underpinning Culture 2025: the Cultural Policy Framework to 2025, published in January 2020.  Culture 2025 states that the many and varied cultural repositories, and the organisations that manage and support them, public, private, and voluntary, are essential in documenting, curating, collecting and preserving our...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector in 2021.  This included: - €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).  I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful applications under this scheme, the details of which are available on my Department’s website.  These grants will help support...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Following the recent Government decision to prepare for the safe reopening of live cultural, sporting and entertainment events, my Department has prepared a programme of pilot live events for June and July.  This broad programme includes sporting, cultural and live entertainment events, both indoors and outdoors.  These pilot events will allow for sports, arts, culture and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Decisions on the phasing of the easing of public health restrictions are a matter for Government, having regard of factors including public health advice.  Subject to the prevailing public health situation, the Government has been delivering a phased easing of public health restrictions over the period since April this year.  The Government continues to keep the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (23 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Government’s recently announced Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) sets out a framework for recovery as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular sectors most impacted, such as tourism.  Under the Economic Recovery Plan, Government extended the period during which a range of horizontal and business supports will be available to enterprises and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: While the aviation sector is of critical importance in terms of the recovery of our tourism sector, the responsibility for aviation falls to my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. Accordingly matters such as the closure of an airline come under the remit of his Department. As an island nation, Ireland relies heavily on air transportation for tourism purposes....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: Sustainable low-impact activities, such as that Waterford greenway, provide a high return and show the potential to bring economic activity to local communities such as Kilmacthomas. A week ago, the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 got amazing support in this House. It will establish a legally binding framework for clear targets and commitments set out in law...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The tourism sector has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the necessary public health restrictions introduced to control it. Since my appointment as Minister, I have been fully engaged with stakeholders in seeking to identify and implement supports to ensure the sector’s survival and sustainable recovery. Until now, the focus has been on the survival phase. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I encourage every Member of this House to slow down and enjoy the wonderful sights across our country, to promote staycations and to support a sector that has been ravaged due to the pandemic. Sustainable development in tourism means using, without exploitation, our cultural and other tourist resources, to preserve them for future use by future generations. This means that tourism can be a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Deputy and I assure him I am doing everything I possibly can. I come from this background myself and I am very much aware of the need not just for us to hear and enjoy music but for these people to get back to work. It is not just the musicians but the technicians, the crew and everyone behind the scenes. That is one of the lessons that has been learned because a light has been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Deputy. The live performance support scheme is unprecedented. It shows that a sector that never had to reach out before had to reach out, and we responded with €50 million in supports, including €25 million in the live performance support scheme that was announced last week. That will supply thousands of hours of work to thousands of performers and technical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: As part of a €50 million suite of supports for the live entertainment sector, the music and entertainment business assistance scheme opened for applications on 9 June. This scheme aims to support businesses operating solely in the live entertainment sector that do not qualify for other business supports and have been significantly impacted by Covid restrictions. This scheme will see...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I will supply the information the Deputy seeks in relation to the extra notes. The legacy planning is a key element of all European Capitals of Culture and an important aspect, as the Deputy pointed out, of Galway 2020. Legacy planning involves taking stock of learnings from the delivery of the European Capital of Culture, incorporating the successes and building on these for the future....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: There are a number of questions there. It will be difficult for me to answer them in the minute available but I am happy to provide the Deputy with all the information she wants and to be as transparent as possible. I absolutely agree about the basic income guarantee for artists. A legacy and lesson to learn from Covid and from what we missed and enjoyed in Galway 2020 will be to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The reopening of the country and the economy has been happening gradually over June and I look forward to further reopening in July and beyond. Tourism accommodation and outdoor dining, tourism attractions and activities have reopened and, subject to satisfactory progress with the health situation, more indoor activities will reopen in July. The Government has supported businesses...