Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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438. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2021 recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2272/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The establishment of the Media Commission is a priority for my Department, with €5.5 million in funding allocated in Budget 2022 for its establishment on an administrative basis.

Preparatory work for the Media Commission recruitment process has now commenced in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service and positions, as they arise, will be advertised in due course.

Recruitment for the Media Commission will be run on an open, competitive basis.

Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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440. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of public sector workers under her remit by sectors (details supplied) in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2355/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Of the five electoral areas listed below, I am informed that my Department had the following public sector workers in the tourism sector (other than civil servants) in County Clare between 2016 and 2021:

Note:Tourism and Sport transferred from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in September 2020.

I understand that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) will respond separately on the Civil Service numbers requested.

Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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441. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of public sector workers under her remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2380/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Of the five electoral areas listed below, I am informed that my Department had the following public sector workers in the tourism sector (other than civil servants) in County Clare between 2016 and 2021:

Note:Tourism and Sport transferred from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in September 2020.

I understand that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) will respond separately on the Civil Service numbers requested.

Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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442. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of public sector workers under her remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2393/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Of the five electoral areas listed below, I am informed that my Department had the following public sector workers in the tourism area (other than civil servants) in County Clare between 2016 and 2021:

Note:Tourism and Sport transferred from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in September 2020.

I understand that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) will respond separately on the Civil Service numbers requested.