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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Radio Broadcasting (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: While my Department provides funding to Raidió Rí Rá, I have no role regarding the issuing of radio licenses, this is a function carried out by the BAI as the independent regulator whose remit and obligations are set out in the Broadcasting Act 2009.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: At its meeting on Thursday 17 September, the Expert Group on Return to Sport, which is chaired by my Department, considered a range of questions from the sporting bodies on the Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19, including a request for clarification as to the interpretation of ‘Club Championship’. The Expert Group advised...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I recently met with the Events Industry Alliance (EIA) which is composed of the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland, the Event Production Industry COVID19 working group (EPIC), the Association of Irish Festival Events, the Association of Irish Stage Technicians, the Event Industry Association of Ireland as well as the Event Industry Ireland (EII), Irish Showman’s Guild...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 75 together. I am eager to get artists, musicians, performers and all their behind-the-scenes technical support people back to earning a living and doing what they do so well. I recently met with the National Campaign for the Arts and separately with the Events Industry Alliance, and heard first hand their concerns. I recently announced the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I recently met with the Events Industry Alliance (EIA) which is composed of the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland, the Event Production Industry COVID19 working group (EPIC), the Association of Irish Festival Events, the Association of Irish Stage Technicians, the Event Industry Association of Ireland as well as the Event Industry Ireland (EII), Irish Showman’s Guild...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Art Collection (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: There is an enormous range and diversity of works of art, monuments and other artefacts in the national collections and in or under the care of State bodies. Each institution and agency would have compiled listings and certain information in relation to their holdings and interests over many years. These records would not be in a standardised format and may not be fully digitised for online...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: In budget 2020, Screen Ireland was allocated €21.066 million. A 10% increase on this would amount to an additional allocation of €2.1 million. As part of the July Jobs Stimulus in 2020, I announced details of an additional €3 million to be made available to Screen Ireland to support TV drama and €5 million to be administered by Screen Ireland as part of a pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: Údarás na Gaeltachta can offer qualifying businesses and companies from various sectors a range of incentives and supports to start up, develop, expand or locate in a Gaeltacht region. The organisation supports businesses of all sizes from micro to small and medium enterprises to larger scale international companies. Údarás na Gaeltachta can assist businesses across a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Government continues to support the audiovisual sector, including independent producers of content, through a range of measures including section 481 tax relief, international film co-production treaties, an annual international programme of Irish film festivals, and through engaging high-profile talent to project a positive image of Ireland and reflect Ireland as a creative place....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I have met with RTÉ to discuss a wide range of issues including their strategic vision for public service broadcasting, response to COVID 19 and current funding challenges, and intend to meet the broadcaster again shortly. In the interim, NewEra are continuing to engage with RTÉ in terms of its financial situation and officials in my Department are also scheduled to meet with RTE...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: As the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, Sport Ireland has issued guidance to the sport sector on the practical implications for sport of the various Covid-19 restrictions that have been introduced to date. The guidance issued by Sport Ireland applies to the sport sector generally, including gyms, pools etc which operate within the leisure, health and fitness...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I have had a number of engagements with stakeholders in the Irish tourism sector since assuming the office of Minister with responsibility for Tourism and I am very conscious of the damage suffered by the sector as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Tourism Recovery Taskforce was appointed to prepare a Tourism Recovery Plan which will include a set of recommendations on how best the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 294, 297, 300 and 303 together. The Programme for Government: Our Shared Future, includes a commitment to “establish a cross-departmental taskforce to develop a clear approach, informed by the views of all stakeholders, to protect and sustain the arts and culture sector through the COVID-19 recovery and beyond. This will be fed into the National...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Arts and Culture sectors have taken a very particular hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; cultural venues and events were among the first to be closed in the country’s public health response to the crisis, and they will be among the last to recover. I am eager to get our musicians, our performers and all their behind-the-scenes technical support people back to earning a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296, 301, 302 and 306 together. I recently met with the Events Industry Alliance (EIA) and heard first hand the concerns of the events industry which includes the commercial live music performance sector. I am eager to get our musicians, our performers and all their behind-the-scenes technical support people back to earning a living and doing what they do so...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Government’s Resilience and Recovery 20-21: Plan for Living with Covid-19 permits attendance, at the current Level 2 of the Plan, by up to 100 spectators at outdoor sporting events and 50 spectators at indoor sporting events. Up to 200 spectators are allowed for outdoor stadia or other fixed outdoor venues with a minimum accredited capacity of 5,000. These numbers are in addition...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: Guidance for organised indoor events/gatherings in controlled environments is set out in the Resilience and Recovery Plan for Living with COVID-19 which is a cross-government approach to managing the pandemic for the coming months.Information on this Plan can be accessed at this link The Government has decided that the entire county of Dublin will be placed on Level 3 of the Framework for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I met with the Event Industry Alliance on 2 September. The association to which the Deputy refers is a constituent member of the Alliance.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I announced the establishment and composition of the Night time Economy Taskforce on 30 July 2020. The aim of the Taskforce is to look at innovative approaches to supporting and developing a vibrant, diverse night time culture and economy in Ireland. Key Departments, Agencies and relevant groups are represented on this Taskforce at senior level as well as the Lord Mayors of Cork and Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: The arts and culture sectors have been severely impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; cultural venues and events were among the first to be closed in the country’s public health response to the crisis, and they will be among the last to recover. I am eager to get our musicians, our performers and all their behind-the-scenes technical support people back to earning a living...