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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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (19 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Under the Arts Act 2003, the costs associated with the adjudicating panels for the literature bursary award are an operational matter for the Arts Council. The Arts Council have informed me that they are happy to provide the Deputy with further information on this matter and they can be contacted at oireachtasqueries@artscouncil.ie.

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

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for Artists pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. The Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme will conclude in August 2025 and the data from the 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: All full time and temporary staff recruited to my Department through Publicjobs or Open Competition are subject to Garda Vetting clearance. This vetting is carried out by Publicjobs on behalf of the Department. It is a policy of my Department that these staff must have completed the full vetting process prior to onboarding. With regard to public bodies under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is the national agency for the Irish film, television drama, animation and documentary industry. It is the creative partner to the sector, investing in talent, creativity and enterprise and is under the aegis of my Department. Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland invests in production activity in several ways, including local production activity...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Creative Schools is a flagship initiative of the Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027, supporting schools to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives. Since 2018, Creative Schools has supported schools over 2 years to develop and implement a bespoke Creative Schools plan. Each school participating in the initiative is provided with an operating...