Results 1,141-1,160 of 7,556 for speaker:Catherine Martin

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt leis an gcoiste inniu maidir leis an Meastachán Forlíontach do Vóta mo Roinne do 2023. Eascraíonn an €16 milliún breise atá á lorg do RTÉ ó mholadh ón gCoimisiún um Thodhchaí na Meán maidir le maoiniú eatramhach do RTÉ in 2023, arna dhearbhú ag anailís NewERA...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: There has been ongoing engagement with the staff. That was the commitment. It started with that town hall meeting the day the strategic vision and the intention was for ongoing engagement with the staff. There is the public consultation and the strategic vision as well.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: It would be completely up to the director general in that situation. It is not for me and it would not be right or appropriate for me to interfere in that operational matter.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I hope it will not be rejected. I hope the consultation will allay any fears staff have and outline how the proposals can be carried out. It is not 400 job losses per se. RTÉ expects a reduction of about 150 jobs through natural retirements and so on. The director general has indicated it will be only 40 in the first year. It is a process of engagement. I cannot predict what will...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I absolutely understand those concerns but it is ultimately a matter for the director general.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I agree with what the Deputy is implying in that consecutive governments have failed to address this issue. I am determined that a decision will be taken on this, although not before we have the final reports from the two expert advisory groups the Government approved in July. They are due in February. The three leaders, the two finance Ministers and I are having the discussions and these...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: It is going to be difficult. It is complex but it has to be done. The strategic vision cannot be implemented without a long-term sustainable funding model. If we have learned anything in the last week, it is how valuable public service broadcasting and reliable information are. While we have not only seen that in the last week, we have seen it especially in that time. Reliable...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Certainly. I will not go back over the history of the matter because the Deputy will know when everything was published and so on. On 21 December, the proposed Bill was submitted to the European Commission pursuant to the technical regulations information system. As the Deputy will know, a standstill was put in place. Officials from my Department, Fáilte Ireland and the Department of...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: We will just proceed with debating it through both Houses.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I believe the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, hopes to bring clarity to that very shortly. That part of it lies with him. I would hope to see-----

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: The intention is that we would see those guidelines beforehand.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Once we get the go-ahead from the EU, I hope to move ahead with the legislation as quickly as possible.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: On the concerns around governance and culture and the two reports commissioned by the Government last July, the difference between them and all the other reports is that there will be recommendations. Everything else has been findings. There will be recommendations in relation to the €40 million in funding and that money being released. We will be looking at those recommendations...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am very interested in exploring that. I have to see how NDP negotiations go. I would like to do something in that regard in this Government, even if it was a pilot scheme. It would be well worth it. There was engagement before the summer, I think, by the committee in exploring that idea. It was front and centre. I forgot to address one question on short-term letting; I apologise. The...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Regarding broadcasting, while it would not be appropriate for me to interfere with programming issues which are operational matters for RTÉ and other broadcasters, I point the Deputy to the report of the Future of Media Commission. One of its key recommendations was to develop a strategic plan for sports broadcasting. It was developed by Sport Ireland with public service media and...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: Our brand is the céad míle fáilte and that we are safe and it is vitally important that visitors feel secure and have the best possible experience in our capital city. Obviously what happened last week has shaken confidence so we need to ensure that it is just a fleeting rocking of confidence. All the measures that the Minister, Deputy McEntee, announced today in the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: It is something I looked into but I am prohibited under EU rules from having specifically Irish music. Different rounds of the sound and vision fund related to gender and live music. I have been doing that as much as possible in everything I do, including in arts funding.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: It is something on which we have been engaging with the Department of Social Protection. I thank the Deputy for his kind words about the basic income scheme. A lot of people are hearing about the support it is. I hope the three-year pilot will lead to more being done and that it will be rolled out more extensively. The research element of the basic income scheme will help strengthen the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: RTÉ is not the TV licence issuing agent nor the sole beneficiary of the receipts, but it does air adverts to remind the public of the statutory obligation to purchase a licence. While the airing of advertisements is a scheduling decision for RTÉ and outside my remit as Minister, I think it is absolutely right that RTÉ promote the statutory obligation to purchase a TV licence....

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: The stopping of ads was an editorial decision for RTÉ and not something that would have been discussed with the Department. Its spend is a matter purely for RTÉ and not for the Minister. I suspect, given the timing, it was thought counterproductive because of the feeling of the public at that time. That is just me surmising. On the TV licence shortfall, we cannot say if it is...