Written answers

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism

Arts Funding

9:00 pm

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps he is taking to promote the arts in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8418/10]

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the financial support proposed by his Department for expenditure on the arts at local level in 2010 in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8421/10]

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the financial support proposed by his Department for expenditure on the arts at local level in 2010 throughout the country on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8422/10]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 152, 155 and 156 together.

Primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council are funded by my Department but are independent in their day to day operations, including funding decisions. The allocation to the Arts Council for 2010 is €68.649m.

Under the ACCESS programme, my Department is responsible for the provision of capital monies for arts centres, galleries, theatres, etc. In 2008 and 2009 €52m was expended in respect of such facilities. A further €16m is allocated in 2010 for regional arts capital projects throughout the country. Many of these projects are already under construction and will be completed in 2010. Under this scheme €580,000 has been allocated to the Lantern Municipal Gallery in Kildare. This project has not yet commenced. A list of the successful ACCESS II projects and the amount of grant aid allocated to each project is available on my Department's website.

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