Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

On that point, we are going into the Estimates process more deeply at present and I understand the Arts Council has given an indication to various organisations regarding the level of funding they could expect for the first quarter of next year. This will be from next year's budget and will not come from this year's budget. The council has tried to give an indication for the future, including a degree of reduction, to assist the planning that many such organisations are obliged to do into the first quarter of next year. There was no question of taking resources from this year and using them next year. I understand that to be the position.

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