Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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513. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 10 April 2019, the breakdown of sponsorship raised by Galway 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20432/19]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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A full breakdown of Galway 2020’s income and expenditure is reported to my Department on a quarterly basis as part of the Performance Delivery Agreement. As at 31 December 2018, the total received by Galway 2020 in sponsorship and in-kind support was €133,477. Following the next meeting of the Board on 17 May, my Department will receive the Quarter One 2019 monitoring report from Galway 2020 in the week beginning 20 May, and this will include an update on sponsorship, amongst other items.

The annual accounts for Galway 2020 is publicly available on the Galway 2020 website.

Galway 2020 commenced a large-scale fundraising drive in January this year with the appointment of Artichoke. Since then there has been sustained engagement with local, national and international businesses and it is my understanding that a number of potential partnerships are at an advanced stage of negotiation and Galway 2020 expects to make announcements in that regard in the coming weeks.

As is normal for projects of this scale, it is envisaged that the fundraising drive will continue throughout 2019, and into 2020, with funding achieved at different stages and attached to distinct elements of the project.