Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the increase to baseline core funding for the Arts Council separate from specific Covid-19 contingency funding for 2021. [31982/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The original 2020 allocation to the Arts Council was €80 million.  This was subsequently increased to €105 million in 2020.  The 2021 allocation to the Arts Council is €130 million. This represents a very significant increase in total funding for the Council. It reflects Government's acknowledgement of the important role that arts and culture play in our economy and society and recognises the devastating impact COVID-19 restrictions have had on the sector.