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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. I am advised that details of my Department’s total printing expenditure per annum in the period since then of all Government-sponsored reviews and reports are set out in the table below. I advise the Deputy that I am only in a position to answer for printing expenditure in respect of my Department and I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (9 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his Parliamentary Questions 580 and 581 on 9 April 2024 in which I set out the current position in relation to the development of artists’ workspaces. Research in this area conducted by the Arts Council, Dublin City Council and by my Department in the context of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research programme and the Night Time Economy, has...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (9 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Central Statistics Office collates data on the numbers of people working in different occupations, sourced from different national surveys . While there are not currently any surveys conducted that ask if an individual is working as an artist, a number of different figures are reported relating to the numbers of people working in related areas. The Labour Force Survey publication,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: International Protection (9 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: In relation to the previous Parliamentary Question referenced by the Deputy, it was stated that Tipperary County Council had identified the EU Just Transition Fund as a possible funding source to progress opportunities for Roscrea. With regard to the administration of the EU Just Transition Fund, the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is the Managing Authority and Fáilte...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (8 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: I expect to receive the National Concert Hall’s Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023 in the coming months and within one month of the date on which the 2023 audit certificate is issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General to the National Concert Hall.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (8 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: I can inform the Deputy that I am advised that no employees within this Department are currently suspended on full pay pending disciplinary investigations. With regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for those bodies and not something for which I have direct day-to-day responsibility.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: European Union (8 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. I am advised that in 2023, €4.5 million was provided for in the Revised Estimate Volume under the EU Just Transition Fund and in 2024, €1.5 million was provided for in the Revised Estimate Volume under the EU Just Transition Fund

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department provides annual funding to the organisation in question to support it in its ongoing operation. While I appreciate the sensitivity of this matter, and I extend to the child in question and her family every best wish for her participation in dancing, as Minister, my Department and I recognise also the autonomy of organisation in relation to the theming and eligibility for entry...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (2 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. The level of exchequer funding allocated to Tourism Ireland in 2023 from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media amounted to €82,751,500. The amount allocated for 2024 is €74,826,000 . ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (2 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: The importance of the tourism sector to the Irish economy and communities in every corner of Ireland is well understood and it is recognised that the use of tourist accommodation to support the government’s response to the humanitarian crisis has impacted the sector. In Budget 2024, I secured a total funding of €216 million for the sector which will allow for continued...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: All employees of this Department, as part of the the terms of their employment, are obliged to adhere to the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour. Part 2 of this Code, sections 5.1 to 5.4 - 'Civil Servants and Politics’ states that civil servants above clerical level cannot stand for local election. Civil servants in clerical grades and certain non-industrial civil servants...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (1 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department has had one Accountant (Grade 1) post in the years 2022, 2023 and to date.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (1 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: On the evening of 26 April 2024, I received the Reviews of Governance and Culture and of Contractor Fees, HR and Other Matters prepared by the two independent Expert Advisory Committees appointed on foot of a Government decision last July. At the same time, I also received Mazars final report on their examination of the RTÉ barter account and any other off-balance sheet accounts. I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadband Infrastructure (30 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department currently has in operation 30 copper communication lines inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines paid for on a monthly basis. My Department is currently in the process of implementing a Unified Communications initiative for both telephony and video conferencing. This has allowed the Department to streamline its telephony infrastructure and migrate away from...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Supports (30 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: As a result of the adverse impact of Brexit on Irish tourism, €7.75 million in Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funding was allocated to Tourism Ireland in 2023 to put in place a marketing strategy to stem and reverse the decline in tourist numbers and associated revenues from Great Britain and Northern Ireland and also to grow tourism from other markets. The marketing strategy...

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

Catherine Martin: I am aware of the challenges that have faced the organisation in question in recent years. I am advised that my officials have engaged with the Arts Council and Kerry County Council to support the plans of the board and management to ensure a sustainable future for this critically important cultural centre. The engagement by my Department at all times respects the curatorial independence of...

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

Catherine Martin: The national agency for the Irish film, television drama, animation and documentary industry is Screen Ireland, an Agency under the aegis of my Department. Screen Ireland invests in production activity in several ways, including local production activity investment, inward production support for international producers and co-productions, and the promotion of Ireland as a film location...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Appointments (24 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is included in the below table. I will be making appointments to the Boards of the National Library of Ireland and the Arts Council shortly. D/TCAGSM STATE BOARD No. of Positions Total Current Members Current Vacancies Chairperson Position Vacant or Occupied Arts Council 13 7...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising (24 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: Please see below details in tabular form of advertising expenditure for the years 2022 and 2023. I am advised that it is not possible to tabulate the expenditure between national and local broadcast and print expenditure, as my Departmental expenditure is on a per-campaign basis, and is allocated via media buying agencies. The figures provided below represent traditional and online...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (24 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. Neither I nor my officials have engaged the services of the company in question in the period since and I am advised that no funding has been provided to the company by my Department.