Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1212/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The organisation referred to by the Deputy is one of 19 organisations that receives core funding from Foras na Gaeilge annually. Following an external review completed on behalf of Foras na Gaeilge, the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) requested that the core funding arrangements be reconfigured with the objective of achieving significant benefits in relation to value for money and the effective delivery of Foras na Gaeilge's statutory obligations.

At its meeting on 12 October 2011, the NSMC noted the progress made to date by Foras na Gaeilge with regard to the preparation of a portfolio of draft schemes for the new competitive funding model and requested that Foras na Gaeilge undertake a number of additional steps in the review process, including an extended public consultation period of 12 weeks. I can inform the Deputy that the consultation period commenced on 9 January 2012 and will continue until 2 April 2012. All information on the consultation process is available bilingually at www.forasnagaeilge.ie/samhail.

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided to Inishbofin Island over the past ten years by the sections of his Department which were originally part of the old Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. [1286/12]

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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The expenditure on Inishbofin Island considered relevant to the Deputy's Question was incurred by the Islands Division of my Department and details relating to the period since 2002 are set out in the following table.