Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Heritage Council Funding
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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632. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the allocation from her Department to the Heritage Council from 2008 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49361/14]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Since its formation in 2011, my Department’s annual funding to the Heritage Council has been as set out in the table below.
Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Allocation €million | 9.347 | 6.766 | 6.096 | 5.953 |
These amounts included allocations both from my Department’s Vote and from the Environment Fund, including a number of grants for specific purposes. My Department’s voted allocation to the Heritage Council in 2015 is subject to final confirmation in the Revised Estimates due to be published shortly. A further allocation will also be made from the Environment Fund early in the New Year. €1,420,000 was provided to the Council from the Environment Fund in 2014, €1,050,000 of which was a general allocation.
My Department will continue to provide funding for the protection, conservation and development of our built and natural heritage, in so far as resources allow.
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