Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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1332. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of restoring Údarás na Gaeltachta funding to pre-2007 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4940/20]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The core exchequer allocation from my department to Údarás na Gaeltachta in respect of 2006 was €36.276m, comprising €11.056m for current administration, €3.72m for current programmes and €21.5m for capital projects. Given that the core exchequer allocation for 2020 is €23.652m, the estimated cost of increasing Údarás na Gaeltachta funding to that level would be €12.624m.

However, it should also be noted that Údarás na Gaeltachta will receive additional non-core exchequer funding of €3m from my Department for 2020 in respect of language planning activities in addition to €350,000 for cultural activities.