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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The TV Licence evasion rate, or the estimated percentage of licensable premises not possessing a TV licence, is calculated on the basis of comparing the total number of TV Licences issued, including both direct sales by An Post and ‘free’ licences provided by the Department of Social Protection under the Household Benefits Package, with the total number of licensable premises....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Budget allocation for Screen Ireland in 2022, 2023 and 2024 is as follows: YEAR Funding (€m) Current (€m) Capital (€m) 2022 36.818 4.668 32.15 2023 37.946 4.888 33.058 2024 39.546 5.488 34.058

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. The most up to date figures of TV licences issued by An Post for the third week in January are as follows; 13,956 (12,069 renewals) with the equivalent figure for the same period in 2023 being 15,299 (12,895 renewals), a reduction of just under 9%. The total number of TV licences issued as recorded by An Post in 2023 amounted to 824,278...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that the below table and details contained provides the approved blended working arrangements for eligible staff in my Department in December 2022 and December 2023. Number of remote workers % staff who work from home at least 1 day per week Average home working hours per week Gender breakdown of remote workers ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for the bodies under my Department's aegis and is not something for which I have direct, day-to-day responsibility.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy.Tourism Ireland is the agency responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (23 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322, 323 and 324 together. In 2018, the Government approved the designation of the third Sunday of May each year as the National Famine Commemoration Day, with the arrangements for the holding of the State commemoration on this day or the preceding Saturday, to be decided each year following consultation with the relevant local authority and host community....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (23 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 328 together. My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy.Fáilte Ireland, manages the register of hotels for the country. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Media Sector (18 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: From 1st January 2021, UK based tv channels (broadcasting service providers) must hold a broadcasting licence issued by the national regulatory authority of any EU Member State in order to continue to provide services in across the EU. My Department engaged with the sector, including the major broadcasting service providers in Ireland, to ensure that they are fully aware of the requirement. I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The independent radio sector plays an essential role in sharing reliable and relevant news and bringing communities together. The wider media sector in Ireland, which is a vital element of our democracy and society as a whole, is undergoing fundamental change. This is in part due to the increased digitalisation of news and media content generally and the associated decline in advertising...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My 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, as well as certain other bodies. The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to them for direct response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: Details of the annual funding allocation provided by my Department to Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland are available in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) and supplementary estimates published by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and are available on that Department's website. The subheads of relevance to Tourism Ireland are:E4,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Exchequer funding allocations provided to TG4 for the years 2022 and 2023 are set out in the following table. Year Current Capital Total 2022 €40,849,000 €4,200,000 €45,049,000 2023 €48,033,000 €8,200,000 €56,233,000 The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Exchequer funding allocation to TG4 for 2024, as provided for in the Revised Estimates for Public Services, is €57.033 million. This consists of €52.233m current and €4.8m capital funding. This allocation will enable TG4 to continue to provide quality public service content to its audiences, both at home and abroad, including programming for the first dedicated,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Research and Development (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. I am advised that no research has been commissioned under the remit of my Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or other all-island arrangements in the period since then. The Shared Island unit of the Department of the Taoiseach is delivering a comprehensive research...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I am advised by my Department that the process of selecting a location for the 2024 National Famine Commemoration is currently under way and details will be announced by my Department in due course. Discussions are also ongoing between officials of this Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to the location of the 2024 International Famine Commemoration. In...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: In 2022, Fáilte Ireland completed and shared a study with the Department of Transport on preparing Irish Tourism for growth in Electrical Vehicle Usage. This Fáilte Ireland study looked specifically at the e-charging infrastructure in Ireland as it relates to tourism. The study sought to understand the current position, proposed infrastructure developments in the medium term (3-5...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. Details of personal and/or person-specific data sets held by my Department that have been shared with external public sector bodies in the period since then are outlined in the following table. The sharing of data sets by my Department is carried out in accordance with the provisions of data protection legislation....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Functions (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: I approved funding for a two-year full-time post in each of the local authorities selected for the Night-Time Economy pilots, namely Dublin City, Cork City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Limerick City, Drogheda, Sligo, Longford and Buncrana. The Night-Time Economy adviser is recruited and directly employed by the local authority who provides the Night-Time adviser with a supportive reporting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy. Tourism Ireland is the agency responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter...