Results 41-60 of 203 for 5 million speaker:Catherine Martin

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (29 Sep 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...x2019;s arts, culture and creativity globally while also coordinating the Decade of Centenaries 2012–2023 commemorations programme.” The Statement of Strategy is available at this link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/9205f-stat ement-of-strategy-20212023/  Some €371.4 million is allocated to the arts and culture sector this year...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...levying regulated services, create legally-binding regulatory codes, gather information and appoint authorised officers to conduct investigations and the power to seek the imposition of sanctions for non-compliance, including financial sanctions of up to €20 million or 10% of the turnover of the non-compliant service provider, whichever is higher. While the functions of an...

Seanad: Report of the Future of Media Commission: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...interest shown in the work of the commission is a clear demonstration of how important the media sector is to society. The commission’s deliberations were informed by more than 800 public submissions, while more than 50 expert panellists took part in the online webinars along with 1,000 members of the public. The commission has fulfilled its remit to the highest standard and I am...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (13 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: Tourism Ireland’s 2022 funding allocation of €91.782 million from my Department is provided under two subheads of the Tourism Services programme in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for Public Services, namely: - Subhead A.4 - Administration and General Expenses - Subhead A.5 - Tourism Marketing Fund A total of €18.303 million has been allocated under Subhead A.4...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: .... A key objective of the scheme was to provide for the procurement by local authorities of performances by local performers and local crews in their communities. I provided funding of €8.8 million in 2021 to the LLPSS and the scheme proved very popular, with events taking place in every county. Every local authority participated, with 352 events taking place during 2021. In that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: As I said, the most recent tranche was the €5 million for events up to the end of June and, more recently, due to its success, a further €5 million that will run up to Hallowe'en. The various supports put in place for the live entertainment sector were designed to address the challenges posed by the pandemic and, in particular, the constraints imposed on live performance by the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: The Deputy asked about the steps I am taking to support the live performance sector. In 2021, my Department paid out grants of almost €54 million to support the live entertainment sector and drive employment opportunities for artists and crews, through the following schemes. There was €25 million for the live performance support scheme, LPSS; €13.7 million for the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...genres as well as arts organisations. Since then, the Arts Council introduced new and enhanced funding programmes of commissions and bursaries.  The 2021 budget allocation to the Arts Council increased to €130 million. In 2021 the Arts Council had over 8,000 applications.   I understand that the Council expanded the bursary scheme across all art forms in both...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...the Creative Communities initiative in the Creative Ireland Programme, I have significantly increased the funding provided to local authorities for implementation of their Culture and Creativity Strategies from just over €3 million in 2018 to an allocation of €6.3 million in 2022. This funding supported additional community-led initiatives including in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...and creativity globally while also coordinating the Decade of Centenaries 2012–2023 commemorations programme.” The Statement of Strategy is available at this link www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/9205f-statement-of-st rategy-20212023/. Some €371.4 million is allocated to the arts and culture sector this year including record levels of funding for the Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: .... A proportion of the fund is allocated for the development of product and regional marketing specific to the State, delivered jointly by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. A total of €81.823 million has been allocated to the TMF under the A.5 Subhead in 2022. Tourism Ireland’s total TMF allocation is €73.479 million. This total includes €66.562 million...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: Tourism Ireland’s 2022 funding allocation of €91.782 million from my Department is provided under two subheads of the Tourism Services programme in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for Public Services, namely: - Subhead A.4 - Administration and General Expenses - Subhead A.5 - Tourism Marketing Fund A total of €18.303 million has been allocated under Subhead...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...on it. We are in the final process of extensive engagement on that. I will not announce what the decision is, but that has been ongoing between the officials and the tourism agencies. Some €5 million in additional funding was secured in budget 2022 to begin the preparations for this project. I hope to bring proposals to the Government in the coming weeks.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Senators for bringing forward amendments Nos. 208 to 227, inclusive, which relate to the European works levy and scheme provisions contained in section 53. I acknowledge that this is an important issue for the Irish audiovisual sector and it is one on which my officials have engaged extensively with the sector. By way of background, Article 13(2) of the audiovisual media...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (31 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...to develop a Global Invitation programme. There is no doubt that a project of this nature will provide a much needed boost in overseas visitors and strong reconnections with diaspora groups. €5 million in additional funding has been secured in Budget 2022 to begin preparations for a themed project aimed at attracting overseas visitors to Ireland to celebrate our authentic arts,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (17 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: As the Deputy is aware, the tourism sector has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic so I was pleased to secure a record level of funding for tourism in Budget 2022 of €288.5 million in total, an increase of €67.5 million over the 2021 allocation. The allocation includes a €35 million increase to the Tourism Marketing Fund to support the delivery of a marketing...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (10 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...number  of cross cutting goals of equality, diversity, social inclusion, the Irish language and  environmental sustainability”.  The Statement of Strategy is available at this link www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/9205f-state ment-of-strategy-20212023/.  The Strategy sets out the actions that my Department will take over the coming period,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (10 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...Scheme, which is established under the Broadcasting Act 2009 and administered by the BAI. The Scheme is funded through the allocation of 7% of net licence fee receipts per annum. - under section 156 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, I as Minister may allocate additional Exchequer funding to the Sound and Vision Scheme. In this regard, I recently announced €10.5 million in additional...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (10 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...I oversee, a number of dedicated supports have been maintained or introduced this year to assist the recovery in those sectors worst affected, for example: In Tourism, I secured an additional €50 million for the Tourism Business Continuity Schemes for 2022. These schemes are managed by Fáilte Ireland and will support businesses across the tourism sectors that need it most...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (26 Apr 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...volumes as follows:-  - Volume 1 - Population, area and valuation of each DED and each larger Unit of Area - Volume 2 - Occupations - Volume 3 - Religion and birthplaces - Volume 4 - Housing - Volume 5 - Ages, orphanhood and conjugal conditions - Volume 6 - Industrial status - Volume 7 - Industries - Volume 8 - Irish language - Volume 9 - Dependency - Volume 10 - General Report...