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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 308 together. Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council has primary responsibility for the development of the arts in Ireland. The Council works under its 10 year Strategy to address its statutory remit through a policy-driven focus on investment, advice, advocacy and partnership. My Department continues to invest in the development of the arts and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: In Budget 2023 I secured additional funding of €15 million for overseas marketing of Ireland after 2022’s once-off pump-priming investment of €35 million.?? The additional funding secured this year for overseas marketing allows Tourism Ireland to focus on delivering long-term sustainable demand through its new global campaign – Fill your heart with Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Tourism Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Tourism Ireland for direct reply. Please contact my private office if you have not received a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 May 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. 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 Policies (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: I recognise the essential role that local print media and the local and regional radio sector plays in sharing reliable and relevant local news and bringing communities together. The media sector in Ireland, which is a vital element of our democracy and society as a whole, is undergoing fundamental change. To address this, the Government approved an Implementation Strategy and Action Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: The war in Ukraine, combined with the high number of International Protection applicants, continues to put real pressure on the Government’s ability to offer humanitarian accommodation and has resulted in the largest humanitarian effort in the State’s history. Ireland is now accommodating over 83,520 people in this context, compared with 8,300 in February 2022. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Development Plan (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: My Department and its agencies administer a range of funding and support programmes across the tourism, culture, Gaeltacht, sport and media area, some of which are included in the 2021-2030 NDP as capital development programmes, and others of which are supported through current funding streams.  In relation to Cork South West, the principle NDP initiatives for the region relate to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: The name, function, establishment date, the number of employees and the salary of each of the CEO of all organisations and agencies under the aegis of my Department (other than RTÉ and TG4) is detailed in the table below. State Bodies Function Year Established Number of Staff (As Per Public Service Numbers For End of Q1 2023) Salary of C.E.O....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that the international recruitment campaign to appoint a new of CEO of Tourism Ireland is being carried out by Price Waterhouse Coopers.  I am also aware that the deadline for applications for this vacancy was Friday, 21 April 2023 and I understand that the recruitment process is ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the amount paid by my Department to external cleaning companies providing cleaning services to my Department in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 is set out below. Year Supplier Amount € Total For Year € 2021 Allpro Services Ltd 41,511 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (17 May 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.  The matter referred to by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. I have referred this question to that agency for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: When considering the report of the Future of Media Commission, Government decided not to accept the recommendation that the TV licence be abolished and replaced with Exchequer funding. Instead, Government decided that the current system should be reformed and enhanced to provide a more equitable and sustainable funding model. Government established a Technical Working Group to examine...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: In 1997, the Government authorised the inclusion in the budgets of all Exchequer-funded capital construction projects of an amount of up to 1% as funding for an art project, subject to an overall cap of €64,000.  This authorised expenditure has been reviewed occasionally, most recently with effect from 1 January, 2022.  Although the Per Cent for Art Scheme is within the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110, 111, 112 and 113 together. My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, deal with the implementation of this policy. Fáilte Ireland's role as the National Tourism Development Authority is to support the long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (17 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: The designation of events as free to air is an important statutory process which allows for certain events to be so designated following a prescriptive process which is undertaken every three years. The process however, is not intended to ensure free to air coverage of entire competitions or all of one particular sport’s event. Likewise, it is not possible to predict how events and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (16 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not entered any contracts with Frontline Security or procured their services in the period since 2020 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (16 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: Details of the 2021 capital allocation and outturn can be found in my Department’s 2021 Annual Appropriation Account, published online at www.audit.gov.ie/en/find-report/publications/2022/appropriat ion-accounts-2021.pdf (page 869- 902 refer). Details of 2022 and 2023 capital allocations can be found in the published Revised Estimates Volume for 2023, available at...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Sign Language (16 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: I can advise that my Department and Agencies under my remit, continue to implement the relevant provisions of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017. The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (the Act) recognises the right of Irish Sign Language (ISL) users to use ISL as their native language, and to develop and preserve it. The Act places a statutory duty on all public bodies to provide ISL users with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (16 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: While my Department and the Arts Council fund a range of activities relating to young people, through the Creative Youth pillar of the Creative Ireland programme, funds are not generally provided directly to schools for activities of the nature described by the Deputy. Furthermore the Arts Council is independent in its funding decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (16 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: My Department covers a broad remit which includes the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media sectors. The Department posts social media messaging relevant to activities and programmes across all of these sectors, with 4,515 posts during the period 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023. The percentage of posts in Irish or bilingual in that period were as set out in the table below: ...