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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: I welcome the publication by RTÉ of the Grant Thornton report into Toy Show The Musical on 25 January 2024 and, in particular, the revised version which has now been published and which, following my request to the Chair for further transparency, identifies the majority of those individuals who engaged with Grant Thornton in relation to the report. As I said at the time, the facts...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Referendum Campaigns (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: In accordance with standing procedure, officials in my Department issued a guidance note last December to all Ministers and civil servants within my Department in respect of the application of the principles of the various Court judgments relevant to the Government’s role in referendum campaigns, which are generally referred to as the ‘McKenna/McCrystal principles’. I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Under the Broadcasting Act 2009, An Post are the statutory collection agent for the TV licence. An Post make every effort to promote the purchasing of a TV licence and thereby ensure compliance. This includes issuing of reminders and undertaking household visits to confirm possession of a TV licence or otherwise. While it is an offence not to possess a TV licence, prosecution through the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: I am advised that Fáilte Ireland has completed a number of Accommodation Audits to establish a baseline on 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: My role and that of my Department in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development and in securing resources to assist the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, in implementing that policy. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland who manage the register of hotels for the country....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Funding allocated to public service broadcasting, through a mix of TV licence revenues and Exchequer allocations, supports the activities of our public service broadcasters RTÉ and TG4, as well as the provision of public service content across a range of broadcasters at national, local and community levels through support from the Broadcasting Fund. Total funding provision since 2020 is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Part 9 of the Broadcasting Act, 2009 makes provision for the administration of the TV licence fee system. As statutory collection agent, operational issues regarding collection and enforcement are primarily a matter for An Post, who make every effort to promote the purchasing of a TV licence and thereby ensure compliance. This includes issuing of reminders and undertaking household visits to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department works with the Public Appointments Service to ensure that vacancies on the Boards of public bodies under my Department's aegis are filled as quickly and efficiently as possible. Board appointments are made in accordance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards (2014), as well as the Code of Practice on Governance of State Bodies (2016) and its Annex on Gender...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Last year I set up an Advisory Committee on the Restitution and Repatriation of Historically and Culturally Sensitive Objects in Ireland. The committee met for the first time on 4thDecember 2023 and began their work on this important topic. It is anticipated that the work of the committee will be carried out over 18 months, subject to the direction that the committee decides to take. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Since 2019, applications for Section 481 are made directly to my Department, as the body responsible for certifying that the film qualifies for the purpose of the credit. My Department conducts an in-depth examination of the information supplied in the Section 481 application. If my Department is satisfied that the application passes the range of tests set out in the Regulations, the film...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The position of Chair of the Arts Council became vacant on 14 December 2023 following the resignation of the outgoing Chair. In line the Government Guidelines on the filling of State Board vacancies, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) advertised the Board of the Arts Council calling for expressions of interest for the role of Chair along with a number of roles for ordinary members. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: As part of its EU Presidency programme, Belgium has organised an informal meeting of European Tourism Ministers on 19-20 February 2024 in La Hulpe - Louvain-La-Neuve. Owing to prior diary commitments, including a meeting of the Cabinet, I will be unable to attend. Instead I will be represented by a senior official from my Department and look forward to being updated on the discussions...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Just Transition (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: My role and that of my Department in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development and in securing resources to assist the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, in implementing that policy. Under the EU Just Transition Fund, the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is the Managing Authority, and Fáilte Ireland is an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Programme for Government commits to the development of a new Sustainable Tourism Policy document and in advance of this, an interim action plan. A report from the Sustainable Tourism Working Group which identifies actions to promote sustainable tourism practices was published in October 2021 and can be found at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct response to the Deputy. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: The first table below shows the number of first time licence sales and licence renewals in January 2024, as reported by An Post. Week Sales Renewal First Time Licence Week 1 12,198 10,779 1,419 Week 2 13,095 11,609 1,486 Week 3 13,956 12,069 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Given RTÉ's statutory independence under section 98 of the Broadcasting Act 2009, neither I, nor the officials in my Department, have any role in day to day operational matters including issues relating to advertising. RTÉ is not the TV licence-issuing agent, nor the sole beneficiary of TV licence receipts, however it does undertake advertising campaigns to remind the public of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (7 Feb 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 is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to them for direct response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department was constituted in its current configuration in September 2020. I am advised by officials in my Department that there was no expenditure on, or external assistance sought with Departmental or Ministerial public relations between the period September 2020 to date.

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

Catherine Martin: The report into Toy Show The Musical was an RTÉ-commissioned report. Anonymisation was a matter for Grant Thornton who carried out the review for RTÉ. The terms of reference were set by RTÉ, including need to respect principles of natural justice. The decision on anonymisation was taken with regard to the principles of natural justice and to ensure cooperation of...