Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received an annual report and financial statements in respect of 2021 from Tourism Ireland; and when she expects the reports to be published. [36476/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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My Department submits annual reports and accounts of all State bodies under its aegis to the Government, in advance of their being laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. In addition, it is standard practice that each body will publish their annual report and financial statement once the documents have been submitted and laid as outlined above.

The Department prepares the annual reports and accounts of bodies under its aegis for submission and laying before the Houses of the Oireachtas once the audit certificate is issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General and the financial statements/accounts are submitted to the Department. I understand that, as yet, the Comptroller and Auditor General has not completed its audit of Tourism Ireland's report and financial statements in respect of 2021.

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost if the budget for Screen Ireland was increased by 15% in 2023. [36477/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, I allocate funding to Screen Ireland, the development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry.

The 2022 allocation to Screen Ireland is €36.743m and 15% of that amount is €5.511m. Exchequer funding for Screen Ireland has increased by some €15.7m, or over 74%, from the original 2020 allocation.