Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, what they are saying is there was a once-off payment for commemorations. There was €48.5 million allocated in last year's budget under the decade of centenaries. The breakdown is approximately €18 million in current funding and €30 million in current funding. The current funding went towards the State ceremonial programme for 2016 and much of the capital funding was for permanent once-off reminder projects. The Deputy has been to the Witness History centre in the GPO and there are a number of other projects, including in Kilmainham Gaol and Richmond Barracks. Work is under way at Teach an Phiarsaigh as well. These were once-off projects. I would love to have retained the entire allocation but the position of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is that the commemorations funding was once-off funding for 2016.