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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (19 Oct 2023)

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. With specific regard to expenditure on tourism supports and projects in Cork, these are operational matters for Fáilte Ireland in line with its...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Support to the community media sector is primarily made available through the Sound and Vision Scheme, administered by Coimisiún na Meán, which provides funding for content as well as training and outreach activities. Social Benefit funding targeted at the community media sector is a significant new innovation within the Sound and Vision Scheme which I welcome. Over the past...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Additional funding of €4.8 million was allocated to TG4 as part of Budget 2024, bringing the total allocation for next year to €57.033 million. TG4 has been provided with substantial additional resources under my term as Minister, with a total increase of €19.8m in funding being provided over the lifetime of this Government. This is a 53% increase on the level of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: My Department hosts the National Famine Commemoration Day each year. The Government, on 1st May 2018, approved the designation of the third Sunday of May each year as the National Famine Commemoration Day. The arrangements for the holding of the State commemoration on this day or the preceding Saturday is decided each year following consultation with the relevant local authority and host...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: This is a complex and nuanced issue. Screen industry contracting may vary from production to production with a range of production types from lower budget domestic productions to higher budget incoming international productions. There are different approaches for film and television projects to purchasing rights. Standard contracts between producers and creative rights holders vary...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: In 2024, I secured a total of €367.406m for Arts and Culture, up from €356.982m in 2023. This is an increase of €10.424m equivalent to 3%. The detailed breakout of each of my Department's programme areas and subheads for 2024 will be made available as part of the Revised Estimates Volume to be published later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2024 (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The changes announced in Budget 2024 to assist the Irish screen industry, including increased funding to Screen Ireland and improvements in tax relief measures are for all of the State and are not confined to any one region. Screen Ireland grants are open to individuals and organisations based across the State and the tax relief can, and is applied for by producer companies in every county. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I want to see a sustainable screen industry in Ireland where everyone is treated fairly and receives fair and equitable remuneration. In equal measure, I expect all stakeholders to engage actively with each other to come to appropriate and fair agreements. Earlier this year at the Galway Film Fleadh, I brought many of the stakeholders together including representatives of the creatives...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2024 (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: In Budget 2024 I secured funding of €216 million to continue the support for tourism development at home and amongst overseas visitors; whilst supporting continued recovery in the sector. I maintained additional funding of €10 million for overseas marketing of Ireland as a leading holiday destination. Sustaining marketing campaigns at current levels will be crucial to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: In applying for film tax relief under Section 481, the producer company and the qualifying company must sign an undertaking to comply with all aspects of employment law. In addition, each applicant and recipient must have in place policies and procedures on grievances, discipline and dignity at work. Employment law including that covering the use of fixed-term contracts is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The Irish screen sector is a growing one and Ireland’s offerings present significant opportunities to the major US studios as well as film and television companies everywhere to locate their projects here. Earlier this year, I led a trade mission to Los Angeles and San Diego to promote the Irish screen industry, together with Screen Ireland, Tourism Ireland, the I.D.A., and the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published inbound tourism statistics for June and July 2023 and these can be accessed on the CSO website Inbound Tourism - CSO - Central Statistics Office. These are the first releases in a new monthly statistical series on inbound tourism to Ireland. This series replaces the former Overseas Travel series and the Tourism and Travel series of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Projects (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I wish to advise the Deputy of the following initiatives, projects and developments planned by my Department for north inner city Dublin in 2024. Culture In September 2021 my Department published the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce. It is a Cross-Government Report containing 36 actions across a broad range of issues associated with the Night-Time Economy, all with the aim of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2024 (19 Oct 2023)

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. In Budget 2024 I was delighted to maintain additional funding of €10 million for overseas marketing of Ireland as a leading holiday destination. I firmly believe that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The importance of the tourism sector to the Irish economy and to communities in every corner of Ireland is well understood. My responsibility is for the development of overall tourism policy and the sustainable development of the tourism sector. A key part of this is ensuring there is a balanced regional supply and an overall development of a broad mix of accommodation on offer. To...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: The tourism sector continues to play a significant role in supporting the State’s humanitarian effort in response to the unjust Russian war against Ukraine. In June 2023, Fáilte Ireland carried out a detailed analysis of data provided by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) concerning the bed stock under contract to accommodate...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 213 together. There are currently just over 24,000 hotel rooms in Dublin City and County. While it is estimated that another 3,500 rooms are coming on stream over the next two years it is likely that more rooms, of differing classes and types, will be needed to support tourism, business and the range of other reasons which draw visitors from...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (19 Oct 2023)

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. With specific regard to opportunities existing for winter holidays in the country, this is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: I am committed to the ongoing development of a vibrant and competitive tourism sector that makes a significant contribution across the country, is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable, helps promote a positive image of Ireland overseas, and enables local communities to prosper. Tourism Ireland is the organisation responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: Following the serious governance issues that came to light in RTÉ, on 4 July I announced the commissioning of an independent root and branch examination of RTÉ. This comprises two parallel reviews, namely of Governance and Culture; and Contractor Fees, Human Resources (HR) and other matters in RTÉ. The reviews are overseen by Expert Advisory Committees, respectively chaired...