Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Action Plan for Jobs
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the 2012 targets set for his Department for implementation of the Jobs Action Plan; if he will report on the attainment or otherwise of these targets; the reason targets were not met; the steps he is taking within his Department to create new jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1276/13]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The Government's Action Plan for Jobs , published in February 2012, sets out 10 specific actions to be undertaken by my Department and the agencies under its remit in the areas of arts, culture, creative enterprise, heritage and cultural tourism, and the Gaeltacht and Irish language sectors.
Throughout 2012, we worked to meet both the explicit and implicit objectives set for these areas. The focus of my Department, at all times, was on promoting economic growth and sustaining employment having regard to the significant contribution of the arts and heritage sectors to cultural tourism and the role of Údarás in supporting job creation in the Gaeltacht areas. The relevant actions (under section 7 of the Plan) are set out below.
7.14 Arts, Culture and Creative Enterprise
| 7.14.1 | Take actions as set out in the Creative Capital Report prepared by the Audiovisual Strategic Review Steering Group to double the value of the film and audiovisual sector by 2016 to over €1 billion, double employment to over 10,000 and increase cultural exports of Irish audiovisual production | |||
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Steps Necessary for Delivery | Timeline | Responsible body | ||
| Work with the audiovisual industry to grow exports | Ongoing 2012 | Irish Film Board | ||
| Undertaking a range of skills initiatives to address medium to long-term challenges for the sector | Ongoing 2012 | Irish Film Board | ||
| Leveraging investment in data centers and cloud computing to create distribution and fulfillment opportunities for the digital content industries. | Ongoing 2012 | Irish Film Board | ||
| 7.14.2 | Through Culture Ireland, maximise the business opportunities abroad for cultural and artistic businesses and enterprises by promoting Irish artists world‐wide and showcasing our strengths in culture and creativity. | Ongoing 2012 | DAHG/IDA | |
| 7.14.3 | Through Culture Ireland, undertake joint marketing activities with the enterprise development agencies to build ‘brand Ireland’ in this sector. | Ongoing 2012 | DAHG/Enterprise agencies | |
| 7.14.4 | Leverage the potential for language and roots tourism, working with Tourism Ireland, the National Archives of Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge and relevant partners. | Ongoing 2012 | DAHG/ Tourism Ireland, National Archives of Ireland / Foras na Gaeilge and relevant partners | |
| 7.14.5 | Roll‐out further cultural digitization initiatives, in partnership with the private sector, in order the leverage our unique cultural offerings and bring them to a wider international audience. | Ongoing 2012 | DAHG | |
| 7.14.6 | Through the Arts Council, support over 50 venues, approximately 200 festivals and 400 arts organisations in 2012, supporting employment in communities across the country, both directly through funding artists and organisations and indirectly in the tourism sector and the wider economy. | Ongoing 2012 | DAHG | |
| 7.14.7 | Ensure continuity in the provision of heritage services nationally through an allocation of €48m for 2012. | Ongoing 2012 | DAHG | |
| 7.14.8 | Invest in quality customer offerings through the National Cultural Institutions and regional cultural bodies and enterprises to enhance our overall tourism offering and to make Ireland a destination of cultural distinction for the cultural tourists globally. | Ongoing 2012 | DAHG | |
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