Written answers
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Funding
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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678. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocation to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2019; the projected funding for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/19]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows the funding allocated to the organisation referred to by the Deputy in each of the four years 2016 to 2020.
Annual Funding 2016 to 2019
| Year | Current | Capital | Total Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,269,000 | 12,302,000 | 15,571,000 |
| 2017 | 3,786,000 | 12,702,000 | 16,488,000 |
| 2018 | 3,820,000 | 14,202,000 | 18,022,000 |
| 2019 | 3,840,000 | 16,200,000 | 20,040,000 |
| 2020 | 3,866,000 | 17,200,000 | 21,066,000 |
In June 2018, my Department published the Audiovisual Action Plan, an industry-wide 10 year plan which will see an investment of €200m of investment in media production and the audiovisual industry over the 10 years of the plan. This will support the Government’s ambition to enable Ireland to become a global hub for the production of Film, TV drama and animation.
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