Results 1-20 of 285 for long speaker:Catherine Martin

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (25 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...respects the curatorial independence of the organisation. In 2023, the organisation was awarded funding by my Department on foot of an application incorporating a restructuring plan to secure its long-term future. The funding requires the organisation's co-operation with a governance review by the Arts Council. Details of arts and culture payments are published annually by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (25 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...received critical acclaim and awards recognition at the highest levels. These successes are about individual talent and the collective work of a highly skilled creative industry. It is part of a long-term strategic vision led by sustained investment in Irish filmmakers and artists over many decades. Screen Ireland adopts a dual approach to industry development, balancing local Irish...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: .... Tourism Ireland would also work with Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland on the roll-out of an umbrella certification scheme to promote sustainable travel. It is Fáilte Ireland's long-term objective to ensure a greater regional spread of the socioeconomic benefits of tourism. Four regional experience brands are at the heart of Fáilte Ireland's work to develop...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: As the national tourism development authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland. Fáilte Ireland works in partnership with the Government, State agencies, local authorities, representative groups and industry to develop tourism across Ireland by creating...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: It has been a long term tourism policy objective to ensure that all regions thrive from a tourism perspective and I am determined to continue this in the years ahead. In relation to future regional tourism policy, I am currently progressing the development of a new Tourism Policy Framework to mainstream sustainability across the entire sector in the period to 2030. While it will aim to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...to establish a baseline for existing tourism accommodation capacity for local authorities in each destination and region. This includes a quality and gap analysis for additional accommodation development on a county-by-county basis along with the projected accommodation requirements. Additional capacity supply growth projections have been identified for all counties based on best...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...service to the public. The issue of RTé’s future funding cannot be addressed in isolation. As I have stated previously, any new funding model for public service media will need to provide long-term sustainable funding, not only for RTé but also for the provision of public service content by other media providers, including independent producers, local and community...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís éireann (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...they have been submitted. The issue of RTé’s future funding cannot be addressed in isolation. As I have stated previously, any new funding model for public service media will need to provide long-term sustainable funding, not only for RTé but also for the provision of public service content by other media providers, including independent producers, local and community...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...tourism ecosystem. Of course, the tourism sector must co-exist and develop in a way that recognises and is complementary to the wider needs of local communities, both economically and socially. The long-term sustainable growth of tourism requires that an appropriate balance is achieved between the short and long term rental sectors. The proposed Registration of Short Term Tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...a Shared Island funding allocation of €7.6 million out to 2025. The vision of the project is to connect the Causeway Coastal Route and the Wild Atlantic Way in such a way that the visitor is motivated to stay longer and spend more thereby bringing greater economic benefit to the region. A Project Team, including representatives from my Department, Fáilte Ireland, Tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (7 Mar 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...register for Short Term Tourist Letting, once provided for in legislation, and in that context carried out research in respect of the identification of properties that could potentially return to the long-term rental market. It should be noted that this estimate was arrived at without having a fully accurate picture of the stock of short-term tourist letting accommodation; the...

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...strides are being made towards reform and rebuilding trust. The Government and I, as Minister, will never be deflected from the prioritised task of delivering reform and being the first Government to deliver a long-term, working and sustainable model. It is essential to restore trust, accountability and confidence in the national broadcaster, even if that means taking difficult...

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...accountable public service media that are capable of fulfilling their statutory duty to provide broadcasting and other media services that have the fundamental character of a public service. That statutory duty has ensured that our public service media have long been an important source of trustworthy news, a role that has become more important given the current challenges of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: I knew that it had been a long, independent mediation process. I suppose the exact point is because it was a matter for the DG, that is why I would not ask the question.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...and skills to ensure that the material is safely managed. It is also imperative that all projects adhere to best archiving practices, including the correct management and storage of the data. This is vital to ensure the longevity of the archived material. I refer to all of this just to give a flavour of the scale of the digitisation and archiving work that RTÉ is already...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Semi-State Bodies (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...matters at RTÉ, neither I nor my Department have any involvement in that process. It is a historic review examining status and, consequently, PRSI classification of different groups of workers over a long period of time looking at approximately 700 people. In many cases, those involved will no longer be engaged by RTÉ. They may now be employees or they may have been properly...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...these 'free' licences for 2024 is €69.8 million. Discussions on the future funding of public service media are continuing and I am committed to this Government being the one to make a decision on this long standing issue. However, as I have previously stated, a final decision will not be made until after the reports of the two independent Expert Advisory Committees on RTÉ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...tourism accommodation capacity for local authorities in each destination and region. This includes a quality and gap analysis for additional accommodation development on a county-by-county basis along with the projected accommodation requirements. Additional capacity supply growth projections have been identified for all counties based on best estimates of demand recovery to 2030, the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...all its segments to ensure that our high quality reputation is maintained and that new and repeat visitors continue to come to Ireland. While Ireland is not a low-cost destination, the potential long term impacts need to be carefully considered by all tourism businesses in setting their prices. This is something which I discuss with the sector, including most recently at an in person...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...to ensure that the sector is recognised as a desirable and rewarding career choice, and that individuals working in it can continue to develop their own expertise, knowledge and skills to build a long-term and successful career. The latest Fáilte Ireland research indicates that the recruitment and retention of staff within tourism, while still a challenge, has improved over the...