Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1072: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there is funding available for any agency within the remit of his Department that a group can seek funding from, in regard to a particular project (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1847/07]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not have any scheme under which this group could apply for funding. The main channel for the State's funding of the arts, including music, is through the Arts Council. It is my understanding that the Arts Council is currently considering putting in place a programme of support for community music, in partnership with Local Authorities, and it would be to this programme that projects like the one referred to in the question could look for funding. It is not anticipated that the programme will be in place before 2008.