Written answers
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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754. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital and current budget allocations for Údarás na Gaeltachta in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53725/17]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in tabular format below:
Year | Capital - €m | Current (Admin) - €m | Current (Programmes) - €m | Total - €m |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 8.957* | 8.958 | 3.250 | 21.165 |
2018 | 7.000 | 9.237 | 3.350 | 19.587 |
*An additional capital allocation of €2.270m, arising from savings elsewhere in the Department’s Vote, has been secured for an tÚdarás in 2017 and is included in the figure above.
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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755. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe for delivery of funds under budget 2018 to Údarás na Gaeltachta on linguistic, cultural and community development in the Gaeltacht. [53726/17]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The transfer of funds in 2018 from the Department to Údarás na Gaeltachta - in order to enable the discharge the organisation's work programme - encompassing the domains specified in the Deputy's question, will be undertaken in accordance with the normal funding and financial arrangements which apply in such cases and as agreed between my Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta.
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