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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.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: Much of the nationwide infrastructure of venues and arts centres used by the professional arts were initiated and funded by local authorities. The network of venues and arts centres established receive ongoing funding for programming from the Arts Council. My Department focuses on providing capital grant funding for arts and cultural facilities. The primary focus of these schemes is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: Details of the 2023 and 2024 capital allocations for my Department can be found in the published Revised Estimates Volume for 2024, available at www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/ (pages 148-156). Details pertaining to final capital outturn for 2023 are contained in my Department’s 2023 Annual Appropriation Account, which is currently being audited by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

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 by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: The strategic objective of the Culture and Arts Division of my Department is to support and develop engagement with, and in arts, culture and creativity by individuals. In this regard, the Department supports bodies such as Arts Council, Screen Ireland, the National Cultural Institutions, Culture Ireland and Creative Ireland and a range of other arts and culture organisations. At present,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: Following procurement competitions run by my Department with the assistance of the Office of Government Procurement Crowe Advisory Ireland were appointed to provide professional advisory services to support the independent Expert Advisory Committees appointed to undertake Reviews of Governance and Culture and of Contractor Fees, HR and Other Matters in RTÉ. Total expenditure to date in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: Following a procurement competition run by my Department with the assistance of the Office of Government Procurement, on 12 July 2023 Mazars were appointed to examine the barter account and identify any other off-balance sheet accounts in RTÉ under Section 109(7)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 2009. To date, €286,160 has been expended on the examination. My Department estimates...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reviews (23 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: On 4 July 2023, following the agreement of my Government colleagues, to initiate a root and branch examination of RTÉ I announced the appointment of independent Expert Advisory Committees to carry out reviews of Governance and Culture and of Contractor Fees, HR and Other matters in RTÉ. In accordance with sanction conveyed by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and...

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

Catherine Martin: When we look at the wider economy and the particular set of challenges facing the hotel industry, particularly those in rural communities, it is clear that a collective and concerted multi-stakeholder approach to tackling these challenges is required and that is the approach my Department and the Government will continue to pursue. I am acutely aware of the importance of local hotels for...