Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I do not have the breakdown of the commemorations. Last year the big event was the commemoration of the flight of the earls. The remaining part of the commemoration of that finishes in the middle of April. There are usually commemorations North and South for which funding is applied. They are mainly historical events, depending on the anniversary. Historical societies receive this money but must make a submission which is considered by the section in the Department. Sometimes they receive a big grant but mostly they receive grants of €25,000 or €30,000. They also receive help to produce books and in the past few years, Robert Emmet, the flight of the earls and the man from Foxford, County Mayo, of whose name Deputy Kenny will remind me, have been covered.

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