Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 26: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he plans to launch the arts capital grants scheme; if the terms of reference regarding the division of funding will be similar to the ACCESS II scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10829/08]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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I hope to announce another round of Capital Arts funding shortly. At present I am considering the scope of the scheme and, therefore, the terms of reference and guidelines are not, as yet, finalised.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 27: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department will consider any request to fund a large scale high quality quantitative research in the area of arts behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10836/08]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received no such request. However, all requests for funding are considered by my Department, as appropriate. I would refer the Deputy to the recently published statistical analysis of public involvement in the arts conducted by the National Economic and Social Forum.