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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: General Register Office (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department manages the Irish Genealogy website, www.irishgenealogy.ie. The site provides access to the historic civil records of Births, Deaths and Marriages and to an array of church records. Access to the records are free of charge, and the website attracts millions of visits every year from those interested in researching their family history. Access to personal data is subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together. The National Development Plan 2021-2030 reiterated the Government’s commitment to the continued development of the National Sports Campus. In addition, Government approved the Campus Masterplan in November 2022 and reaffirmed its commitment to the phased delivery of the National Sports Campus. The Masterplan provides a framework...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Details of the amount paid in late interest payments and penalty (compensation) payments by agencies under the aegis of my Department are published on a quarterly basis in compliance with relevant Government decisions. I have attached the relevant links below: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-tourism-culture-arts-gaeltacht-s port-and-media/collections/prompt-payment-reports/...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The table below lists all public bodies under the aegis of my Department that are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017. All bodies listed in the table have submitted quarterly returns to my Department for the periods specified. Details of the amount paid in late interest...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is now a significant body of legislation providing the foundation for Ireland’s online safety framework, including the regulation of social media. Coimisiún na Meán, as Ireland’s new online safety and media regulator, is at the heart of that framework. It was established under the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act, which transposed the AudioVisual...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. Recipients have been receiving payment and responding to surveys under the scheme since August 2022. Evaluation of the pilot is continuous, as participants complete a survey every six months. My Department is currently preparing a report examining the first 24...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council. Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council has primary responsibility for the development of the arts in Ireland and Budget 2025 has provided record funding of €140 million for the Arts Council. The Arts Council operates within a published ten-year strategic framework entitled Making Great Art Work and they...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Aosdána was established by State in 1981 and is an autonomous affiliation of artists. I commend the work Aosdána does in honouring artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the creative arts in Ireland, and assisting members in devoting their energies fully to their art practice. I also support their recognition of the need to highlight the plight of artists...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (7 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Since I was appointed Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media on 23 January 2025, I met with the Chairperson and the Director General of RTÉ jointly on 29 January 2025. My advisers, Michael O'Connor and Theresa Newman and my Secretary General also attended. I also separately met with the Director General of RTÉ on 8 April 2025 and the Chairperson on 15 April...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (1 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the ESRI’s research, published on 25 April, profiling Short Term Letting (STL) usage across Ireland. The research is based on data scraped from one STL platform at a point in time in September 2023. This data is less complete than the Fáilte Ireland data, which is up to date, gives a monthly breakdown and is based on data-scraping from the four largest booking...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (1 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct response to the Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (1 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland as "hotel" is a prescribed term and all hotels operating in Ireland as such must be registered on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (30 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The advertisement of the campaign will be an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct response to the Deputy. 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: Tourism Industry (30 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am conscious that the reported number of overseas visitors in early 2025 is down in comparison with last year. Recent CSO figures show a 15% reduction in the number of overseas visitors in March 2025 compared to the corresponding month in 2024. The CSO figures for the first three months of the year show a 23% reduction. To put things in context, however, it's important to remember that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Disinformation is a serious challenge which can only be met with a whole-of-society response. The National Counter Disinformation Strategy is aimed at coordinating national efforts to counter this complex issue. It is not about deciding on individual instances of disinformation but instead focuses on those harms arising from it. It is a first step in setting out what that response looks like....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct response to the Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Charge (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1073, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1082, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1104, 1105, 1109, 1135 and 1137 together. Article 13(2) of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive ('AVMSD') provides that Member States may require media service providers under their jurisdiction to make a financial contribution to the production of European works. To exercise this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government sets out our commitment to a strong, independent media sector that provides essential public service broadcasting, supports local journalism, and upholds press freedom. To achieve this it commits to ensuring stable, sufficient funding for RTÉ and TG4 to maintain quality programming and public trust, and contains a range of specific commitments to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: This Government is committed to a strong, independent media sector that provides essential public service broadcasting, supports the independent production sector and local journalism, and upholds press freedom. A well-resourced, transparent, and accountable media landscape is fundamental to an informed society and democracy. Plurality of voices in both the Irish and English languages is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (29 Apr 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. The data being collected as part of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme pilot will feed into Government consideration of the next steps. Recipients have been receiving payment and responding to surveys under the scheme since August 2022. In Budget...