Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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669. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on local authority contributions to the arts including their definition of arts funding and a breakdown of proportional expenditure; and the breakdown between capital and current expenditure by each local authority, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13400/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not collect statistics on local authority expenditure on the arts.

Under the Arts Act 2003, primary responsibility for the promotion and support of the arts throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The Arts Council works in partnership with local authorities in developing the arts at local level. The Council also has a similar long-term partnership with Údarás na Gaeltachta under its Ealaín na Gaeltachta programme in Gaeltacht areas. Details of its funding to local authorities are routinely published on its website and in the Council's annual reports.

My Department provides capital funding for arts and cultural infrastructure. I recently announced details of more than €9 million in capital funding for existing dedicated arts and culture centres across the country. The Arts and Culture Capital Scheme is the most significant investment in arts and cultural centres in a decade and will target investment at a range of different facilities, including arts centres, theatres, galleries and museums, as well as artists’ studios and creative spaces.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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670. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of each artist funded by Culture Ireland in 2014, 2015 and 2016 either via grant or sponsorship, in tabular form; the amounts received in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13445/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Culture Ireland, a division of my Department, was established in 2005 with a focussed remit to promote Irish arts worldwide. Culture Ireland operates a grant funding scheme designed to support the presentation and promotion of Irish arts internationally and raise the global awareness and appreciation of Irish arts, develop new audiences and generate career opportunities for Irish artists.

Details of the artists funded by Culture Ireland from 201 4 to 2016 and the amount they were awarded can be found on the Culture Ireland website using the following link: .