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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 75 together. I am eager to get artists, musicians, performers and all their behind-the-scenes technical support people back to earning a living and doing what they do so well. I recently met with the National Campaign for the Arts and separately with the Events Industry Alliance, and heard first hand their concerns. I recently announced the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: In budget 2020, Screen Ireland was allocated €21.066 million. A 10% increase on this would amount to an additional allocation of €2.1 million. As part of the July Jobs Stimulus in 2020, I announced details of an additional €3 million to be made available to Screen Ireland to support TV drama and €5 million to be administered by Screen Ireland as part of a pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (23 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...situation in a position to scale up production activity. Over the past number of years, the Department has continued to increase the level of support provided to Screen Ireland, allocating €17.2million in capital funding to Screen Ireland for 2020. In July 2020, as part of the July Jobs Stimulus, I announced additional supports for the sector to be administered through Screen...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...to employ performers, artists, technicians, creative and performance support staff up to the end of 2020 in anticipation of the return of audiences to live performance. An allocation of €5 million is being made available under the “Live Performance Support Scheme” under my Department which aims to assist commercial venues, producers and promoters of live performances...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...in the creative industries given the unprecedented nature of the challenge facing the music and live performance sectors owing to Covid-19 restrictions. Firstly, I announced an allocation of €5 million is being made available under the “Live Performance Support Scheme” which aims to assist commercial venues, producers and promoters of live performances and provide...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Funding (8 Sep 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...between the Arts Council and the County and City Management Association (CCMA), which reflects on the value of the partnership to date and sets out a vision and broad goals to be progressed for the period 2016 to 2025. To support the implementation of this strategic partnership, the Arts Council have made provision for funding of €2.668 millionto local authorities in 2020. This...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: As part of the Government's July Stimulus Package, I was delighted to announce a new €5 million "Performance Support Scheme" to assist live performances. Under this funding package, a new scheme will be put in place to assist venues and promoters of live performances in music and theatre, by helping to de-risk the costs of preparing for new productions which may subsequently have to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: ..., festivals and concerts and prove challenging for the prospects for a return to work of artists, performers and technicians in the entertainment industry. I recently announced a new €10 million Culture Fund, which will include increased funding for Creative Ireland, to employ artists through the Creative Youth and Creative Communities programmes, funding to support the...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...jobs are located in regional and rural areas outside of Dublin. Tourism is a significant exporting sector, with the majority of tourism spending being generated by overseas tourists. In 2019, international tourists spent more than €5 billion in Ireland compared with approximately €2.4 billion spent by residents of Ireland, North and South. Tourism is one of the most directly...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 317 together. Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003. In June, the Government made an additional €20 million available to the Arts Council and a further €5 million as part of the July stimulus bringing the 2020 allocation to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Project Ireland 2040 (28 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...of our National Cultural Institutions (NCIs) where considerable progress has been made to date in progressing projects through the appraisal and design/planning stages. From a total investment of €460 million, the National Development Plan set out the following indicative investments for each of the projects included under this element of the Department’s investment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243, 249, 257 to 260, inclusive, 262 to 264, inclusive, together. Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003. On 16 June a significant investment of €25 million in Arts and Culture in 2020 was announced. This new investment is in addition to and builds...

Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (9 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: This is not the July stimulus package; this is last October's budget with the addition of the €25 million announced last month. Some €20 million of that has gone to the Arts Council and the other €5 million will be allocated. I am still new to the role, but I am working on that to support the other artists the Deputy mentioned and those who work in the industry. I am...

Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (9 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: There is €58 million for the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the islands, including €23.7 million for Údarás na Gaeltachta, just under €9 million for the islands and €3.7 million for the 20-year strategy for the Irish language. There is also just over €41 million for North-South co-operation, including support for two North-South implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...implications for individual and societal wellbeing and achievement. Under Pillar 2 of the Programme – 'Enabling Creativity in Every Community ' – each local authority has published a 5-year Culture and Creativity Strategy, as well as establishing a Culture Team led by a Creative Ireland Coordinator to oversee its implementation. My Department, together with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (7 Jul 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...implications for individual and societal wellbeing and achievement. Under Pillar 2 of the Programme – 'Enabling Creativity in Every Community ' – each local authority has published a 5-year Culture and Creativity Strategy, as well as establishing a Culture Team led by a Creative Ireland Coordinator to oversee its implementation. My Department, together with the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Catherine Martin: ...of Jobseekers Allowance and gives them special assistance in their first year out of work, allowing them to focus on their creative output. Further detail of these schemes can be accessed at the following link   On 16 June a significant investment of €25 million in Arts and Culture in 2020 was announced byGovernment  to help the Arts and Culture sector recover from...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (12 Dec 2019)

Catherine Martin: ...on superannuation, as has been the case in recent years. I presume the Department has managed to get the issue under control. Subheads A3 to A6 relate to a Supplementary Estimate ask of more than €50 million for teachers' salaries across primary and post-primary levels. While the subheads are extremely large and make up the majority of the expenditure for the entire Vote, the...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Catherine Martin: ...around the edges when it comes to climate action, instead of the wholesale changes we so desperately need in every area of Government policy. The Government is so concerned with the €90 million it intends to raise through increasing the price of carbon, that it honestly seems to think that is all the climate action it needs. The Government honestly seems to think that €90...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2018)

Catherine Martin: ...change is moving faster than we are and that we have to catch up before it is too late. However, Ireland is actually going backwards. Our commitments require us to reduce our emissions by 1 million tonnes per year, but instead they have increased by 2.1 million tonnes per year. Yesterday we got our latest climate change report card, the climate change performance index. For the...