Written answers
Thursday, 5 March 2020
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Budgets
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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1258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the 2020 current and capital funding allocation under items (details supplied) in tabular form. [3856/20]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
| 2020 Funding Allocation | 2020 Funding Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Current € | Capital € | |
| An Foras Teanga total | 13,383,000 | - |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta total | €13,652,000* | €10,000,000 |
| Gaeltacht co-operatives and community development organisations | €2,371,000** | |
| Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta | €535,000** | |
| Ealaín na Gaeltachta | €365,000** | |
| Gnóthaí Óige | €640,000** | |
| Gaeltacht Support Schemes | €7,370,000 | €2,322,000 |
| Islands | ||
| Infrastructure on islands | - | €1,644,000 |
| Essential transport services | €7,339,000 | - |
| 20-Year strategy for Irish Language 2010-2030 (Language Planning Process) | ||
| Language Planning Process, including measures being implemented centrally in support of the following domains: the family; early-years; language-centred traditional arts | €3.7m Funding shown below relating to Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta, Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta & Ealaín na Gaeltachta is included in this overall allocation | n/a |
| Early-Years - Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta | €435,000 (2019/20 school year) €470,000 (2020/21 school year) | n/a |
| The Family: Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta | €426,103 | n/a |
| Language-centred traditional arts: Ealaín na Gaeltachta | €425,000 (2019/20 school year) €425,000 (2020/21 school year) | n/a |
| Irish Language Commissioner | €845,000 | - |
| Irish language Support Schemes – outside the Gaeltacht | €4,650,000 | €632,000*** |
*This figure includes the sum of €9.602m for administration.
**These are allocations by Údarás na Gaeltachta
*** Please note that, in addition to the €632,000 of capital funding allocated for 2020, this subhead also has a carry-over of €435,000 from 2019. This brings the capital funding total for this subhead for 2020 to €1,067,000.
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