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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that the Deputy may be referring to the new funding framework(Making Great Art Work Funding Framework)as recently announced by the Arts Council. The Arts Council is statutorily independent in relation to its funding and executive decisions. The strategic context for the Arts Council’s support of arts participation and all other artforms and areas of arts practice is set...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that the Deputy may be referring to the new funding framework(Making Great Art Work Funding Framework)as recently announced by the Arts Council. The strategic context for the Arts Council’s support of arts participation and all other artforms and areas of arts practice is set out in Making Great Art Work: Arts Council Strategy (2016 –2025). A key commitment in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that the Deputy may be referring to the new funding framework (Making Great Art Work Funding Framework) as recently announced by the Arts Council. The strategic context for the Arts Council’s support of arts participation and all other artforms and areas of arts practice is set out in Making Great Art Work: Arts Council Strategy (2016 –2025).  A key...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (27 Oct 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council, which is the main channel of State current expenditure on the arts. The mandate of the Arts Council includes traditional music. The strategic context for the Arts Council’s support of artforms and arts practice, including all forms of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (16 Jul 2014)

Heather Humphreys: Primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts, including the traditional arts, throughout the country is devolved by statute to the Arts Council. The Council is funded by my Department and is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations, including funding decisions. In 2014, the Arts Council received an allocation of almost €57 million. Funding for the traditional...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Plan (3 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: ...by the Taoiseach and Tánaiste on 11 July 2014. This forms the underlying basis of the work of my Department for the remainder of this Government's term of office. The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. ...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (16 Jul 2014)

Heather Humphreys: The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. Primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Council is funded by my Department and is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (10 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is the main...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Arts Plan (9 Dec 2014)

Heather Humphreys: As set out in the programme for Government, the Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. The Government appreciates the importance of the arts, culture and the creative industries to our society and economy. The arts sector...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (16 Jul 2014)

Heather Humphreys: Primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Council is funded by my Department and is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations, including funding decisions. In 2014, the Arts Council will receive an allocation of almost €57 million. Details of all funding decisions by the Arts Council to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Grants (19 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts, including arts participation, throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. Under the Arts Act the Arts Council is independent in relation to its funding decisions. I understand from the Arts Council however, that there has been an overall increase in funding to regularly funded...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts, including arts participation, throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The strategic context for the Arts Council’s support of arts participation and all other artforms and areas of arts practice is set out in Making Great Art Work: Arts Council Strategy (2016 –2025). This...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (2 May 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts, including arts and disability, throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is independent in relation to its funding and executive decisions. In 2013, the Arts Council published its Arts and Disability Policy 2012 -2016 to address issues of equity, access and participation...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (20 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I have no remit for appointing arts officers. The Arts Council, which is funded by my Department, provides support to local authorities directly for arts programming. Details of all local authority arts officers are published and available on the Arts Council website at www.artscouncil.ie/Arts-in-Ireland/Local-Arts/Links/.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (22 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235, 239, 242 and 243 together. The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. Primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts at all levels throughout the country is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (17 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that one project has been the beneficiary of funds from my department under the per cent for art scheme in the past five years.  The details requested are set out in the attached table. Beneficiary of Funds Project Funding Programme Funding 2018(Per cent for Art) Funding 2019(Per cent for Art) Funding...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (14 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not collect statistics on local authority arts programmes.Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council is the main channel of State current expenditure on the arts and will receive over €60 million in 2016. I understand that some information...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (21 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not collect statistics on local authority expenditure on the arts. Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council works in partnership with local authorities in developing the arts at local level. The Council also has a similar long-term partnership with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Disability Services Provision (17 Oct 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts, including arts participation, throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The strategic context for the Arts Council’s support of arts participation and all other art forms and areas of arts practice is set out in Making Great Art Work: Arts Council Strategy (2016...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Plan (30 Apr 2015)

Heather Humphreys: The Government's policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, to increase access to and participation in the arts, and to make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. Primary responsibility for the promotion and financial support of the arts at all levels is devolved to the Arts Council. A grant of over €58 million has been provided to...