Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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363. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific arts and cultural organisations funded by her Department in 2019 referred to in the Public Service Performance Report 2019; and the amount provided to each organisation in funding. [21913/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The outputs referred to by the Deputy relates to the numbers of artists and arts organisations that are funded by the Arts Council for that year. The Arts Council is the primary mechanism through which the Government supports the Arts in Ireland and details of the Arts Council's expenditure and the individual grant amounts can be viewed on the Council's decisions database gives a listing of 2008–2020 Arts Council funding decisions. This can be accessed at this link . Funding decisions are routinely published in the Arts Council newsletter, and historical decisions are recorded in the Arts Council's annual reports which are available online in the publications section of that website.The Council is statutorily independent in relation to its funding and executive decisions.

My Department funds many arts and culture projects also and details of these are available at the following links: and in relation to capital projects.Details of funding made by Culture Ireland can be viewed here. .

Over 1,250 grants were awarded in 2019.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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364. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific overseas artistic and cultural events featuring Irish artists which were grant aided or funded by her Department in 2019 as referred to in the Public Service Performance Report 2019; and the amount given to each event in funding. [21914/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Culture Ireland offers funding support through a regular Grants Programme to Irish artists, and organisations and international presenting partners to assist with international travel costs for the presentation of Irish artists worldwide.

A list of the grants awarded by Culture Ireland during 2019 can be accessed at the following link;

Also outlined below are the details of the annually funded bodies which Culture Ireland funds to deliver key programmes of Irish arts globally.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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365. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific projects and feature-length films funded by her Department through Screen Ireland funding in 2019 as referred to in the Public Service Performance Report 2019; and the amount in State funding given to each project. [21915/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Screen Ireland supports writers, directors and production companies by providing investment loans for the development, production and distribution of film, television and animation projects. As set out in the Public Service Performance Report 2019, Screen Ireland invested in projects detailed in the table below in 2019.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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366. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific structural protection or assistance projects funded by her Department through historic structure fund and built heritage investment scheme grant schemes in 2019 as referred to in the Public Service Performance Report 2019 and the first six months of 2020; and the amount provided to each project. [21916/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through two grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the local authorities. These are the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF).

This year 450 heritage projects across every county in the country will benefit from a combined sum of over €4.3m under these schemes. This funding will support the owners and custodians of historic and protected structures as they carry out hundreds of small-scale, labour-intensive projects to repair and safeguard our built heritage as well as providing vital support for local jobs in conservation, traditional skills and construction. Due to public health restrictions no funding for completed works has been drawn down in the first six months of this year, however, details of all projects approved for 2020 are published on my Department’s website () as well as on each local authority website. These projects are now underway and funding will be drawn down towards the end of the year.

Full details of specific projects funded under both schemes in 2019 is set out in the table below.

DETAILSOF PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER BUILT HERITAGE INVESTMENT SCHEME 2019

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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367. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific digital hubs funded by her Department in the Gaeltacht in 2019 referred to in the Public Service Performance Report 2019; and the amount provided to each hub. [21917/20]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The gteicnetwork of digital hubs, dotted both along the western seaboard and inland in Ireland's Gaeltacht areas, are providing a new working lifeline to people who have been thrust headlong into remote working by the COVID-19 pandemic. In their provision of high speed broadband and creative working environments, the gteichub is supporting workers and businesses in dealing with the unusual circumstances caused by Covid restrictions and facilitating the return to business that is vital for economic recovery.

In relation to hubs referred to in the Public Service Performance Report 2019, Údarás na Gaeltachta has confirmed investment in digital hub infrastructure in Gaeltacht areas as follows for 2019:

** RRDF funding of €795,062 approved for development of gteic hubs in Maigh Eo

*** RRDF funding of €1,500,000 approved for development of 2^ndfloor of gteic@Gaoth Dobhair