Written answers
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Funding
6:00 pm
Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 25: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the extent, if any, of capital or current funding provided for sporting or cultural activities in County Cork for each of the past four years, both from the proceeds of the national lottery and other sources; the intended future expenditure from each source for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6183/11]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the years 2007 to 2010, inclusive, is as set out in tabular form below. Future funding decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, so it is not possible to provide an estimate of expenditure on sporting or cultural activities in County Cork for the coming year.
| Type of Funding | Recipient of Funding | Allocation Amount |
| € | ||
| Year 2007 | ||
| Cultural | Crawford Art Gallery | 1,980,000 |
| Cultural | Glenans Sailing Club | 2,389 |
| Cultural | Briary Gap Cultural Centre, Macroom | 30,000 |
| Cultural | Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service, Community Hall, Mallow | 20,000 |
| Cultural | Cork Arts Theatre, Carroll's Quay, Cork | 150,000 |
| Cultural | Cork Opera House, Emmet Place, Cork | 1,500,000 |
| Cultural | Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street, Cork | 500,000 |
| Cultural | Firkin Crane, Shandon, Cork | 100,000 |
| Cultural | Glen Theatre, Banteer | 20,000 |
| Cultural | Graffiti Theatre, Blackpool, Cork | 250,000 |
| Cultural | Laharn Community Hall, Lombardstown, Mallow | 20,000 |
| Cultural | National Sculpture Factory, Albert Road, Cork | 450,000 |
| Cultural | Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street, Cork | 69,750 |
| Cultural | West Cork Arts Centre, Skibereen | 1,500,000 |
| Cultural | Cork Butter Museum | 30,000 |
| Cultural | University College Cork | 200,000 |
| Sporting | A full list of allocations made under the Sports Capital Programme is available on the Department's website. | 9,972,300 |
| 2007 Subtotal | 16,794,439 | |
| Year 2008 | ||
| Cultural | Crawford Art Gallery | 1,991,000 |
| Cultural | An Scannánlann, Cork Film Archive, Fairhill, Cork | 34,000 |
| Cultural | Ballinspittle Community Centre | 13,000 |
| Cultural | Cloyne Diocesan Youth Centre, Community Hall, Mallow | 20,000 |
| Cultural | Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh | 1,600,000 |
| Cultural | Cork City Council | 10,000 |
| Cultural | Cork Butter Museum | 30,000 |
| Cultural | University College Cork | 80,000 |
| Sporting | A full list of allocations made under the Sports Capital Programme is available on the Department's website. | 4,485,000 |
| 2008 Subtotal | 8,263,000 | |
| Year 2009 | ||
| Cultural | Crawford Art Gallery | 1,753,000 |
| Cultural | Triskel Arts Centre | 125,000 |
| Cultural | Tigh Filí | 10,000 |
| Cultural | Cork Butter Museum | 30,000 |
| Cultural | Cork City Council | 10,000 |
| Sporting | Cobh Swimming Pool | 190,461 |
| 2009 Subtotal | 2,118,461 | |
| Year 2010 | ||
| Cultural | Crawford Art Gallery | 1,579,000 |
| Cultural | Tigh Filí | 10,000 |
| Cultural | Glucksman Gallery, UCC | 75,000 |
| Cultural | Tigh Filí, St. Lukes, Cork | 50,000 |
| Cultural | Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street, Cork | 100,000 |
| Cultural | Cork City Council | 10,000 |
| Cultural | Cork Butter Museum | 30,000 |
| 2010 Subtotal | 1,854,000 | |
| Total | 29,029,900 |
I wish to advise the Deputy that no new allocations under the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme and the Sports Capital Programme have been made since 2008. No decision on a new round of these schemes has been made.
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