Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available to Udaras na Gaeilge for employment grants in 2011 and 2012; if this has changed since the budget; if the conditions have changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37389/12]

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Údarás na Gaeltachta’s capital allocations from the Exchequer, which is used for enterprise development and employment creation, were €6m and €5.938m in 2011 and 2012 respectively. Both figures were published in the Book of Estimates for the relevant years and remain unchanged. Údarás na Gaeltachta supplements its Exchequer capital allocation with income generated from investments and from the sale of assets. €3.17m was available from these sources in 2011 and €5m is expected to be available in 2012.

Payment of Údarás na Gaeltachta's capital allocation is subject to standard conditions relating to accountability and good governance, which may change from time to time in accordance with relevant guidelines.

A detailed breakdown of Údarás na Gaeltachta’s expenditure on job creation projects last year is provided in its 2011 Annual Report and Accounts, which were recently laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.