Written answers
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Arts Funding
9:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of funding awarded by his Department to groups directly involved in the promotion of all aspects of the arts in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8579/06]
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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In the past 12 months my Department has awarded funding totalling €41.325 million, primarily for capital development, to groups involved in the promotion of arts. Details of the individual grants are provided in the table below.
| Project | Grant Amount |
| â'¬ | |
| Wexford Opera Festival | 26,000,000 |
| Gaiety Theatre, Dublin | 4,000,000 |
| Caherciveen Arts Centre, Kerry | 1,600,000 |
| Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann | 2,500,000 |
| Tipperary Excel Heritage Company, Tipperary | 1,560,000 |
| Dún Mhuire Theatre, Wexford | 375,000 |
| Irish Chamber Orchestra, Limerick | 100,000 |
| Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford | 100,000 |
| Siamsa Tíre, Kerry | 120,000 |
| Triskel Arts Centre, Cork | 20,000 |
| Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick | 320,000 |
| Spraoi, Waterford | 40,000 |
| CREATE, Dublin | 6,000 |
| Graffiti Theatre Company, Cork | 10,000 |
| Irish Film Institute, Dublin | 25,000 |
| Thurles Arts Centre, Co.Tipperary | 40,000 |
| Tinteán Theatre, Co. Kerry | 350,000 |
| Strand Theatre, Co.Tipperary | 250,000 |
| Tech Amergin Waterville, Kerry | 150,000 |
| Abbey Theatre, Dublin | 509,000 |
| Anna Livia Opera Festival | 250,000 |
| Light House Cinema, Dublin | 1,000,000 |
| Píobairí Uileann | 2,000,000 |
| Total | 41,325,000 |
The principal source of non-capital State funding for the arts is the Arts Council which, although funded by my Department, is independent in its day-to-day operations.
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