Written answers
Tuesday, 28 March 2006
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Arts Funding
11:00 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of capital projects in his Department that have incorporated the percentage for arts scheme and the number that did not include the percentage for arts scheme for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11876/06]
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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It is a condition of funding for major capital grants for arts and cultural infrastructure, for projects funded under the local authority swimming pool programme and for national projects in the arts, tourism and sport areas that the per cent for arts scheme be complied with. National guidelines for the scheme were launched at the end of 2004. This Department has awarded major capital grants to 61 projects in the arts and culture area, including the arts culture capital enhancement support scheme, ACCESS, in respect of each of which a requirement to observe the per cent for arts scheme was imposed.
The application of the scheme to any projects being funded under the local authority swimming pool programme commenced in January 2006. Since then the scheme has applied to the three pool projects approved for funding. The per cent for arts scheme was complied with in the National Aquatic Centre project. The extension of the scheme to major projects being developed by local authorities and which receive funding from my Department under the sport capital programme is being considered in the context of allocations under the 2006 sport capital programme.
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