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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Sector (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: First, I want to acknowledge the absolute devastation across Cork and Waterford due to flooding yesterday. My thoughts are with homeowners and to people working in tourism and hospitality businesses in the region. I know the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Heather Humphreys, has activated the humanitarian assistance scheme which will give assistance to householders affected by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Sector (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: As I have stated on many occasions, the Oireachtas is right to expect maximum transparency. The director general pledged to cooperate at the end of that particular meeting with requests in relation to that. He has cooperated with other queries from the Oireachtas and has given a significant amount of documentation. While RTÉ has provided certain details, on GDPR grounds it has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Sector (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy knows, the investigation by the Department of Social Protection is ongoing. There are a large number of cases to be examined and adjudicated on. RTÉ is obliged to make provisions for such payments as they outlined last week at the meeting last week. This will be required to be paid and to correspond and to correct the PRSI contributions of the workers involved, as they...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The role and responsibilities of the Board of RTÉ, and the relationship of the Board to me as Minister, are set out in the Broadcasting Act 2009 and Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. Under the Code of Practice, the Chair of RTÉ is required to provide an annual comprehensive report to me as Minister setting out the system of internal controls in place. Despite...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenways Provision (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The development of the Boyne Greenway comes under the remit of my colleague Minister Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport. I am informed that €100,000 has been allocated this year to the development of this route via Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The planning, design and construction of this Greenway is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland, in conjunction with Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am committed to the ongoing development of a vibrant and competitive tourism sector that makes a significant contribution across the country, is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable, helps promote a positive image of Ireland overseas, and enables local communities to prosper. Tourism Ireland is the organisation responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: My Department has operated a number of support schemes and initiatives by way of special provision in response to the challenges arising from the COVID pandemic. While there is no framework for revision of support levels on approved projects to assist with increased costs arising from COVID, recipients of funding from my Department are encouraged to liaise closely with my officials in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: TV Licence sales from 1st January to 16th October 2023, were 642,860. In the corresponding period in 2022, a total of 731,772 were sold. There is a reduction of 88,912 between both periods. While this is a decline of 12% on a year to date basis, it represents a decline of 31% from 1st July to 16th October. This represents an estimated decline of €14.2 million in revenues which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Community radio is an important element of the overall media landscape in Ireland, playing a vital role in community engagement and cohesion, and in the promotion of social inclusion. Support is made available to community radio stations through the Sound and Vision Scheme, which is administered by Coimisiún na Meán, and which provides dedicated funding rounds for the sector. A...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28, 30 and 54 together. The Report of the Budgetary Oversight Committee contained 14 Recommendations relating to the Section 481 Film Tax Relief. In addition to those recommendations that fall under my remit, responsibility for the analysis and consideration of the majority of recommendations falls on the Minister for Finance, the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council has primary responsibility for the development of the arts in Ireland, specifically including the traditional arts.The Arts Council's commitment to the traditional arts is provided for in its 10-years investment Strategy - Making Great Art Work.The Arts Council offers a range of financial supports for festivals. The Council provides financial support...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The Performance Delivery Agreement (PDA) between my Department and Galway Culture Company was signed in June this year. The PDA outlines the delivery agreement for the drawdown, management and monitoring of the €1 million funding for the programme under the legacy framework. It sets out the milestones and associated key performance indicators, and subsequent quarterly financial and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: In March 2023 I commenced the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 and in doing so, formally established Coimisiún na Meán. An Coimisiún is the independent regulator responsible for the enforcement of a new regulatory framework for online safety to protect people, particularly children, from some of the most serious forms of harmful online content. On establishment,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tribunals of Inquiry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: There are no tribunals of inquiry or commissions of investigation operating under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The detailed breakout of each of my Department's programme areas and subheads for 2024 will be made available as part of the Revised Estimates Volume to be published later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: In the screen sector, the unscripted TV sector has been extremely successful over the past decade or so, growing exponentially both in Ireland and internationally. A wide range of unscripted programming has become household names - Love Island, The Great British Bake Off and The X Factor. In Ireland, we have many home-grown unscripted TV shows that everyone is familiar with - Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Vacant Properties (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Neither I nor my Department has access to or ownership of any privately owned commercial sites nor any responsibility for them. Any actions relating and derelict commercial sites is a matter my colleague the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and for local authorities.My Department has no specific remit in this area. Urban planning and development policy is primarily a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (19 Oct 2023)

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. With specific regard to expenditure on tourism supports and projects in Cork, these are operational matters for Fáilte Ireland in line with its...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Support to the community media sector is primarily made available through the Sound and Vision Scheme, administered by Coimisiún na Meán, which provides funding for content as well as training and outreach activities. Social Benefit funding targeted at the community media sector is a significant new innovation within the Sound and Vision Scheme which I welcome. Over the past...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Additional funding of €4.8 million was allocated to TG4 as part of Budget 2024, bringing the total allocation for next year to €57.033 million. TG4 has been provided with substantial additional resources under my term as Minister, with a total increase of €19.8m in funding being provided over the lifetime of this Government. This is a 53% increase on the level of funding...