Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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394. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the impact of cutbacks to the National Irish Visual Arts Library; his plans to ensure that there is an independent policy or advisory committee established for NIVAL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36410/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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NIVAL receives annual funding from the National College of Art and Design and the Arts Council. Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations and neither I nor my Department has a role to play in its executive or funding decisions. Nor do I have a statutory role in relation to the funding of the National College of Art and Design.

Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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395. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the funding of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and the funding he intends to provide for them during the next budgetary year, and in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36411/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The current allocation to in 2013 is €1,591,250. The allocation to Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in future years, in common with all other organisations and projects funded by my Department, will depend on the outcome of the annual Estimates process relating to those years.