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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (29 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: 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. 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: Departmental Expenditure (29 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The annual spend by my Department on consultancy services related to tourism in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 is set out in the table below. Year Annual Spend 2022 €1,885 2023 €0 2024 €52,520.50

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (29 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will appreciate that tourism is now the policy responsibility of my colleague, Minister Peter Burke TD. Statutory responsibility for the sector will transfer to Minister Burke from 1 June 2025. Enhancing cross-border cooperation and connections is a key ambition of this Government and tourism is an important asset towards achieving this goal. By continuing to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (29 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy's office has clarified that the funding the question relates to is the Regional Cooperative Access Scheme. The Programme for Government sets out the Government's commitment to the sustainable growth and development of Ireland’s tourism sector. Through continued support for Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, the Government aims to enhance Ireland’s reputation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (28 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: There are numerous factors which can impact on the costs of extending the opening hours of a National Cultural Institution, including for example additional staff costs in the form of overtime payments or the necessity to increase overall staff numbers to maintain an equal level of service to evening visitors to a National Cultural Institutions. There are also additional non-pay costs that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: School Funding (28 May 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 School plan. Each school participating in the initiative is provided with a grant of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (28 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. I fully appreciate the importance of the Basic Income support for artists. I know there is broad-based support for the scheme, and I recently met with the National Campaign for the Arts (NCFA) to hear its views on the scheme in detail. Recipients have been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (28 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. I fully appreciate the importance of the Basic Income support for artists. I know there is broad-based support for the scheme, and I recently met with the National Campaign for the Arts (NCFA) to hear its views on the scheme in detail. Recipients have been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (28 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. I fully appreciate the importance of the Basic Income support for artists. I know there is broad-based support for the scheme, and I recently met with the National Campaign for the Arts (NCFA) to hear its views on the scheme in detail. Recipients have been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (28 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Under the Shared Island Fund, the Department has taken forward two tourism initiatives. The first was an allocation of €7.6 million, granted for an all-island tourism brand collaboration initiative in the North West. A Project Team was established in 2023 consisting of representatives from the Department and the three tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (28 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The information sought by the Deputy is set out hereunder. TG4 Funding TG4’s Post-Covid Vision Document sought annual funding of €78.6m by 2025. TG4 was allocated €60m in Budget 2025. The additional expenditure would therefore be €18.6m. However it should be noted that the last Government substantially increased TG4’s funding from €37.2m in 2020,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (28 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. The information sought by the Deputy is set out hereunder. Commemorations Expenditure The Commemorations Unit in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media had responsibility for the cross-governmental response to the significant centenaries that arose between 2012-2023, the Decade of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (27 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My role and that of my Department in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development and in securing resources to assist the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, in implementing that policy. The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department is committed to achieving value for money in the procurement of goods and services essential to support its work in providing high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner. Accordingly, my Department engages fully with initiatives of the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) focusing especially on achieving savings, including the use of shared...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department is committed to achieving value for money in the procurement of goods and services essential to support its work in providing high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner. Accordingly, my Department engages fully with initiatives of the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) focusing especially on achieving savings, including the use of shared...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department is committed to achieving value for money in the procurement of goods and services essential to support its work in providing high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner. Accordingly, my Department engages fully with initiatives of the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) focusing especially on achieving savings, including the use of shared...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (27 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is now a significant body of legislation providing the foundation for Ireland’s online safety framework, including the regulation of social media. Coimisiún na Meán, as Ireland’s new online safety and media regulator, is at the heart of that framework. It was established under the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act, which transposed the EU Audio...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Media Sector (27 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Article 13(2) of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive ('AVMSD') provides that Member States may require media service providers under their jurisdiction to make a financial contribution to the production of European works. To exercise this option under the AVMSD, section 159E of the Broadcasting Act 2009 (as amended) currently provides Coimisiún na Meán with the...

Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann declines to give a second reading to the Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024, on the grounds that a general scheme achieving the same policy objective has been referred to the relevant Oireachtas Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny.". Cuirim...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (22 May 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Department's blended working policy requires staff to attend a minimum of two days per week in the office. Given the specialist nature of the work in the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) and the public facing duties of some members of staff, blended working arrangements in the National Archives require staff to attend a minimum of 3 days per week. Service Officers and Services...