Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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1848. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for a group (details supplied) in County Donegal to enable it to renew old equipment and to travel to a prestigious competition abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54386/17]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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While my Department does not have a fund for community groups to travel abroad for competitions my Department does fund the Music Capital Scheme which allocates grants each year to groups and individuals for the purchase of musical instruments. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that on Tuesday 9 January last, I launched the new Music Capital Scheme with an increased allocation of €245,000 for 2018. Music Network manages the Scheme on behalf of my Department. All details are available at www.musicnetwork.ie.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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1849. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for a group (details supplied) in County Donegal to enable it to renew old equipment and to travel to a prestigious competition abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54387/17]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The issue of whether funding can be provided under my Department’s Community and Language Supports Programme (Clár Tacaíochtaí Pobail agus Teanga) in respect of the case to which the Deputy refers will be carefully considered in the context of the criteria and conditions which govern the scheme. However, no such application has been received to date.