Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which the €11 million additional funding for the national cultural institutions will be distributed. [31984/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Budget 2021 includes provision of approximately €11m for the National Cultural Institutions.  This is in addition to the capital funding provided for the major development projects underway at institutions such as the National Library of Ireland, National Archives and the Crawford Art Gallery.  

€8m of this allocation relates to funding to support the transfer of the National Symphony Orchestra to the National Concert Hall. 

This will be a significant step towards the objective of enabling the orchestra to be established as a world class orchestra which will, with the NCH, provide a creative and imaginative programme strategy that will greatly enhance the offering of the combined organisation to the public.

The balance of €3m is divided amongst all the National Cultural Institutions. 

I have secured an increase in the allocations to all the National Cultural Institutions.  This recognises the valuable contribution of the Institutions to the cultural life and wellbeing of the country particularly during these very challenging times.