Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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76. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount paid to Galway 2020 in 2020 and to date in 2021; the way in which the funding has been spent; the amount promised for the future; the conditions attached to future moneys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21872/21]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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In 2020, the Department paid €7.1 million to Galway 2020 bringing the overall Department funding paid to Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture to €14 million of a total allocation of €15 million. No funding has been paid to date in 2021.

It is envisaged that the remaining €1 million Department commitment will contribute to Galway 2020 legacy initiatives, the plans for which are under consideration by the Board of Galway 2020, the Department, and City and County Councils.

The table below provides the breakdown of expenditure to date from the total €14 million paid by the Department.