Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for confirming she will be opening a scheme. How much will be available to distribute to places such as the Briery Gap? Have there been applications already? We are being told locally by party colleagues that funding has already been committed for Briery Gap and that it is on the way. Will the Minister confirm that or is somebody else approving arts funding on this project? Will she also clarify how much will be able to distribute through that new scheme when it is up and running? Given the gap in funding is about €1.5 million, and the council has already put in substantial funding, what scale of funding would the Minister expect to be distributing through those schemes? Sums of €30,000 and €250,000 are positive but when a job costing more than €4 million is being undertaken, we need a commitment of more than just 6% from the Government.

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