Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the government of Israel, any state body of the government of Israel, or any engagement within or with Israel, in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47816/23]
View answer575. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the Palestinian Authority, any organ of the Palestinian Authority, or any engagement within, or with organisations in, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in the years 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47834/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 575 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the details sought in relation to these matters is set out in the table below.
Regarding bodies and agencies under my Department’s remit, these are operational matters for the agencies themselves, and my Department does not have this information.
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Year |
Details of engagement with the Israeli government or state body of the Israeli government, or within Israel. |
Details of engagement with the Palestinian Authority or within the Occupied Palestinian Territory |
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2021 |
No engagement. |
No engagement. |
|
2022 |
A Culture Ireland grant of €750 was awarded to Composer Dorone Paris to attend a performance of her work by Karem Ensemble at the Ein Dor’s Archaeology Museum on 09 June 2022, and at the Art Gallery and Jerusalem's SEDEK, Israel, on 16 June 2022. |
No engagement. |
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2023 |
No engagement. |
A Culture Ireland grant of €5,000 was awarded to Kate Dunne for the presentation of 'Sorcas Sirk’ in Gaza, Palestine, on 22 - 26 October 2023. However Grantee has notified Culture Ireland that this activity has not proceeded due to current events. |
