Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent of budgetary increases or cuts in his Department in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2681/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The 2009 allocation to my Department as published on Budget Day is €549.132m. This compares with €700.162m allocated in 2008, which represents a decrease of 22%.