Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding level for the Arts Council for 2008; if this is €82 million as stated in the Budget 2008 document; the location where the figure of €85.1 million as stated in the Arts and Culture Plan 2008 came from; the figure that is correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/08]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Funding for the Arts Council in the calendar year 2008 is €82.102m outlined in Subhead D7 of my Department's Vote. The figure of €85.1m referred to (once) in the Arts and Culture Plan reflects the total funding for the Arts Council for the period 1 December 2007 to 31 December 2008 which includes a supplementary estimate provision of €3m granted in December 2007.