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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511 and 512 together. REV2021 allocations recognise the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the sectors under the aegis of my Department as well as the impact of BREXIT and commitments contained in the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future. However, there is no specific categorisation of funding allocations within programme areas other...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: RTÉ is dual funded from commercial revenue and licence fee receipts. Licence fee receipts are comprised of direct sales by An Post, who act as my issuing agent under Section 145 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and a contribution from the Department of Social Protection in respect of free licences issued under the Household Benefits Scheme. A total of €69.787m is provided for in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The gross total allocation for my Department in 2021 is €1,081,818,000. Details of all allocations are set out by programme area and by subhead in the Revised Estimates Volume 2021 (REV2021) published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on its website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates. REV2021 allocations recognise the ongoing impact of the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The gross total allocation for my Department in 2021 is €1,081,818,000. Details of all allocations are set out by programme area and by subhead in the Revised Estimates Volume 2021 (REV2021) published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on its website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates REV2021 allocations recognise the ongoing impact of the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The 2021 allocations in respect of these agencies are available in the Revised Estimates Volume 2021 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on its website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/#2021 (Programme A - Subheads A.3 and A.4)

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Arts Council is the national agency for funding, developing and promoting the arts in Ireland established under the Part 3 of the Arts Act 2003. The Council’s statutory functions are to a. stimulate public interest in the arts; b. promote knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts; c. assist in improving standards in the arts; d. advise the Minister in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Creative Ireland Programme is a culture-based, all-of-government initiative led by the Arts and Culture Division of my department. It is a Programme, rather than an agency and its core proposition is that participation in cultural activity drives personal and collective creativity, with significant implications for individual and societal wellbeing and achievement. While creativity is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The European Capitals of Culture programme is a European Union Action which sets out the right of all EU Member States, and recent EU candidate and potential candidate countries, to designate a city in their country to hold the title. Ireland held the designation in 2020 and will not be due to be designated again until post 2033. It is the role of the State to facilitate the successful...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The administration of COVID-19 schemes is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly I have asked Fáilte Ireland to provide information to the Deputy on the administration costs associated with the relevant schemes. 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy the drive-in cinemas have been permitted to open from 7 June 2021. 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 has been keeping the situation under review with a view to continuing to reopen sectors, services and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Websites (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 524 and 525 together. My Department’s main website is part of the shared Gov.ie website which is hosted by the OGCIO. The government is committed to making gov.ie accessible in accordance with S.I. 358/2020 .www.gov.ie/en/help/accessibility/ My Department is currently working with third party support vendors in improving accessibility and achieving...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: My Department operates an annual fund for Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme to promote local summer cultural events and which is open to application by commerce chambers, business associations and other community groups. The maximum allocation available to projects under this scheme is €5,000. In 2019 a total of €111,000 was allocated to 50 projects under...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 529 and 530 together. The Government’s recently announced Economic Recovery Plan plan sets out a framework for recovery as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, and pays particular attention to sectors most impacted, such as tourism. Under the Economic Recovery PlanGovernment extended the period during which a range of horizontal and business...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 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 weddings and 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Chairperson of the Trustees of the RTÉSA has written to my Department with a request for a 2% pension increase. Officials in my Department have made arrangements for the matter to be reviewed and an evaluation of the proposal is currently underway in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I expect to be briefed on the matter in the coming weeks with a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy will be aware, Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for the board and management of Tourism Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Tourism Ireland for direct reply. Please contact my private office reply has not been received within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that cinemas including drive-in cinemas can re-open from 7 June last. The Covid-19 regulations referred to by the Deputy are a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 541 together. The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill will, among other things, establish a regulatory framework for online safety to be overseen by an Online Safety Commissioner as part of a wider Media Commission. A foundational part of this framework will be the systems focused regulation of Video Sharing Platform Services required by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: A part of the €50 million suite of measures to assist the live performance sector, €25m has been allocated to Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021) which has now closed for applications. There was a high level of interest in this scheme, with over 400 applications received by the closing date of 14 April. The assessment of applications has now finished and applicants have...