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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...range of facilities, including arts centres, theatres, galleries and museums, as well as artists' studios and creative spaces. A substantial grant was allocated before to the facility to which Deputy Aindrias Moynihan refers. A full list of all successful projects is available on my Department's website for his information. Due to the exceptional circumstances in the case to which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: We provided €250,000 before to the Briery Gap from the arts and cultural capital scheme mentioned by Deputy Aindrias Moynihan. That was due to the exceptional circumstances. There is no question of the merit of this theatre. It is unfortunate that the insurance did not cover all the costs and that there is a gap. It is a community arts and cultural facility which included a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I assure Deputy Aindrias Moynihan that no funding commitments have been given in respect of this particular scheme. From experience to date, the Department has noted better value for money from providing smaller grants to organisations. When a new round opens, therefore, the maximum grant most likely will be in the region of €200,000 to €300,000. It is most likely, however,...

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (21 Jun 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...be commemorated accordingly. The Houses of the Oireachtas is advancing plans for a ceremonial event to mark that. Another period to commemorate is the struggle for independence from 1919 to 1921. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan mentioned the War of Independence, which is the name commonly used to describe the guerrilla warfare fought between the Irish Republican Army and the British security...