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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (22 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: In June 2018, the Audiovisual Action Plan was launched. This is an industry-wide, long-term plan, under the Creative Ireland Programme, developed to support the Government’s ambition to enable Ireland to become a global hub for the production of film, TV drama and animation. The Creative Ireland Programme is a five year initiative, from 2017 to 2022, which places creativity at the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (22 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Private support for the arts is an important funding source and the Government continues to support this through tax incentives and other initiatives. While my Department does not have a breakdown of the total flows of philanthropic funding to the sector, it is committed to encouraging a strong, mutually beneficial links between the business community and the arts community to assist arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Freshwater Pearl Mussel is critically endangered in Ireland and the EU. It is very sensitive to water quality and to land use management that may impact on the rivers in which it lives, including the Munster Blackwater. In 2019, the national conservation status for Freshwater Pearl Mussel was assessed as being “Bad and declining” in Ireland’s report on the status of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243, 249, 257 to 260, inclusive, 262 to 264, inclusive, together. Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003. On 16 June a significant investment of €25 million in Arts and Culture in 2020 was announced. This new investment is in addition to and builds...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Schemes (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Historic Towns Initiative (HTI) is a joint undertaking between my Department and the Heritage Council which aims to promote the heritage-led regeneration of Ireland’s historic towns. This initiative includes works to significant historic buildings, streetscape conservation and the public realm and demonstrates the effective way that heritage can be used to regenerate urban centres....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Schemes (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: My role with regard to the protection and management of our architectural heritage is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation, as are the roles of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners. My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through two grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval. At this stage no Special Advisers have been formally appointed by the Government. This process will start once the Guidelines have been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: My colleague, Minister of State Malcolm Noonan recently met the Acting CEO of Waterways Ireland to discuss, among other issues, sustainable urban canals and their communities. Our canals and navigable waterways are essential components of our built and natural heritage. Invested in , they accommodate unique and vibrant communities, harbour biodiversity and host youth and leisure amenities. At...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that no contracts have been placed or payments made by my Department or bodies under my Department’s aegis to the company identified by the Deputy and its subsidiaries during the period specified by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Diseases (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 252 together. Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD2) was first reported in wild rabbits in Ireland in early August 2019 and shortly after that in the Irish hare. Since then the disease has been confirmed in hares in three counties - Dublin, Wexford and most recently Kildare - and in wild rabbits from 12 counties: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Kildare,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The control of live hare coursing, including the operation of individual coursing meetings and managing the use of hares for that activity, is carried out under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, which is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. My responsibility relates to the conservation status of the hare. While the regulation of hare coursing...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeltachta (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Ceadaíonn mo Roinn allúntas suas le €330,000 d’Údarás na Gaeltachta chun campaí samhraidh a reáchtáil sa Ghaeltacht gach bliain. Is iad Muintearas Teo atá roghnaithe ag an Údarás chun cúram a dhéanamh de riar na scéime faoina scáth. Is ionann an cúnamh a chuirtear ar fáil faoin scéim agus...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Waterways Ireland has a statutory responsibility to ensure the protection of the water quality of the canals, and the habitats and ecological systems that depend on it. Waterways Ireland is also responsible for complying with environmental legislation including the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Fisheries Acts ( the canals are coarse fisheries of national significance). The canals...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The Government has introduced measures to support workers and businesses affected by COVID-19 that apply to all sectors of the economy, including those who work in the film industry. These include wage and employment supports, as well as business supports. In terms of direct support to the audiovisual sector, my Department and Screen Ireland have focused on bringing forward the payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann are in receipt on an annual subvention of €1.6m from my Department. This subvention remains in place for 2020. My Department has recently received additional funding of €25m to assist with stabilising the sector in the context of the impacts of COVID-19. €20m of this was allocated to the Arts Council and a further...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Details of all expenditure for my Department during 2017 and 2018 are contained in the Annual Appropriation Account, published by the Comptroller and Auditor General at . A breakdown of 2019 expenditure will be contained in my Department’s 2019 Appropriation Account which is due to be published by the Comptroller and Auditor General later this year. In the interim, details of total...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Expenditure across all programme areas in my Department’s Vote continues to be reviewed in light of the Covid19 crisis. Many programme components are being re-imagined on foot of health and safety restrictions necessitated by the crisis, including for example Cruinniú na nÓg, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture and Other Voices ‘Courage’. Total expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cruinnithe an Aire (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Tá cás na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta rí-thábhachtach don Rialtas nua agus dom fhéin go pearsanta agus táim ag súil go mór le bheith ag obair as lámha a chéile leis an Aire Stáit nua agus leis na heagraíochtaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta ar mhaithe lenár gclár oibre leathan sa Roinn nua a chur chun cinn. Tá sé i...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (15 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: Tá Páirc na Mara, páirc nuálaíochta muirí íseal-charbóin nua-aimseartha aitheanta mar cheann de thionscnaimh straitéiseacha Údarás na Gaeltachta chun fás san earnáil mara a chur chun cinn agus chun fás eacnamaíoch agus fostaíochta i gceantar tuaithe a chumasú. Le dhá bhliain go leith anuas, i gcomhairle...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Control (14 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: The two species of seal in Irish waters - the Harbour or Common Seal and the more numerous Grey Seal - are both protected under the EU Habitats Directive and Ireland is obliged to maintain their numbers at a favourable conservation level. We are also required to monitor their populations and report to the European Commission on their conservation status. A standardised monitoring programme...