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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cybersecurity Policy (27 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department makes effective use of advanced technology and continual staff training to deploy a security by layer approach to its cybersecurity. A total figure for each year requested is listed below. 2022: €105,718.042023: €201,877.492024: €276,799.88

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The details sought in respect of all grant schemes offered and or issued to community and rural groups by my Department, from 2021 to the end of 2025, are set out in the table below. Year Grant Scheme Opening Date Closing Date Award Date 2021 Open Call for Strategic Partners Cruinniú na nÓg 2021 January...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (27 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Tourism and Hospitality Careers Oversight Group was established to support sustainable employment in the tourism and hospitality sector in order to attract and retain new and existing talent within the tourism and hospitality industry. The Department and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science are both participants in this group which brings...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: International Protection (27 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is responsible for all contracted accommodation used to house Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) and International Protection (IP) applicants and is engaged across Government concerning temporary accommodation for those in need of shelter.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Data Protection (26 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department has a strong record in ensuring that the highest standards are being met in terms of compliance under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Data Protection Unit offers advice and support to staff in relation to contracts and agreements, Data Protection Impact Assessments, and Records of Processing Activities. Mandatory Data Protection training is provided to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Weather Events (26 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: No additional Exchequer funding has been provided to my Department in 2025 due to additional expenditure arising following storm Éowyn.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. My Department's records show that data on the total expenditure on public procurement tenders (over €25,000) by my Department, where the contract has been completed and costs finalised, in each year since September 2020 are set out in the table below. Regarding the bodies and agencies under my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (25 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: In relation to the information sought by the Deputy, I wish to advise of the following regarding bodies under the remit of my Department Fáilte Ireland Fáilte Ireland have responsibility for managing the statutory registration process for tourism accommodation such as hotels, guesthouses and hostels. Matters relating to non-compliance with existing statutory requirements are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (25 Mar 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: Official Engagements (25 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to advise the Deputy that I did not meet with the person referenced during my recent visit to the west coast of the United States.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (25 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The total capital allocation for Fáilte Ireland for the years 2024 and 2025, as laid out in the Revised Estimates, is as follows: Year Fáilte Ireland: Capital Allocation (€ millions) 2024 41.922 2025 62.165* By the end of the year, €37,123,000 of the total 2024 capital allocation was...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Consultations (25 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The details requested by the Deputy in respect of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025 are set out in the table below. Year Commissioned Title of Report Publication Date Name of Company 2024 Feasibility Study on Certain Recommendations Arising from the Report of the Joint Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (25 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department is committed to ensuring that members of the public can readily access the messages we are communicating. Between January 1 2024 and December 31 2024, inclusive, 69.4 % of videos posted on my Department’s social media channels were close captioned / subtitled. Irish Sign Language is an option used primarily in live and/or livestreamed events. There were no such...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Information and Communications Technology (20 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department currently has no active copper communication lines inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (20 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have visited a number of National Cultural Institutions and met with the relevant Chairs and/or Directors since taking office including the National Archives of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the National Library of Ireland and the National Gallery of Ireland. I have attended events at the National Concert Hall and further meetings will take place in the near future. I did meet...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (20 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: 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 for the further development of the campus over the next...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to advise the Deputy that there have been no secondments from consulting firms to this Department since 2020 and to date.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Internet Safety (20 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Coimisiún na Meán, established under the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act, is Ireland’s online safety and media regulator. It is independent in the exercise of its functions. As provided for under the OSMR Act, An Coimisiún is responsible for the development of the online safety code and in October 2024, it adopted Ireland's first such code. In...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (20 Mar 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. I understand that neither my Department, or any agency under the Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered into any contract in respect of the hotel...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (19 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 775, 776 and 778 together. The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot research scheme was the number one recommendation of the Arts & Culture Recovery Taskforce out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme opened for applications and the selection of recipients was made in 2022. Therefore there was no intake of applicants or selection of recipients in...