Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1087. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons that attended the Cruinniú na Cásca event in Dublin on Easter Monday 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12548/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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Cruinniú na Cásca 2017 included four zones across Dublin City, Smithfield Square and Custom House Quay on the city’s north side, and Dublin Castle and St Stephen’s Green on the south. It is estimated that up to 500,000 people attended the festival across the city throughout the day.

Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1088. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons that attended events organised as part of the Cruinniú na Cásca event by each local authority on Easter Monday 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12549/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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Each local authority had full discretion on the roll-out of Cruinniú na Cásca related events in 2017.  I understand that Cruinniú events were well attended and well received but my Department does not have a breakdown of the number of people that attended events in each local authority area.

Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1089. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of the Cruinniú na Cásca festival in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12550/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The large-scale, national Cruinniú na Cásca event held in Dublin in 2017 was held in partnership with RTÉ and Dublin City Council.  The total cost of this event came to €1.3m which included a contribution from the City Council. A full report of activity and achievements in 2017 including information on Cruinniú na Casca can be found in the End of Year Report on my Department's Creative Ireland website: