Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 39: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the role his Department has in the oversight and running of a centre (details supplied) in County Monaghan; the annual funding made available from his Department towards this all Ireland centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14791/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Arts Council operates the centre in question jointly with the Northern Ireland Arts Council as a cross-border initiative. The Arts Council is a statutorily independent body, funded by my Department and independent in its day-to-day operations, and I have no role to play in relation to its funding decisions. My Department is not involved in either the funding or operation of this facility.