Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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300. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for an organisation (details supplied) to travel to a competition. [4271/23]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Through Culture Ireland my Department continues to work towards the Global Ireland 2025 aim, to double Ireland’s global cultural footprint by supporting our artists to present work to audiences worldwide.

Culture Ireland has responsibility for promoting Irish arts worldwide and does this by providing grants to create and support opportunities for Irish artists to present their work at prestigious venues, festivals and events internationally. Culture Ireland also develops platforms to present outstanding Irish work to international audiences, through showcases at key global arts events, including the Edinburgh Festivals and the Venice Biennale.

Finally, Culture Ireland does not provide funding to amateur groups, the organisations remit is to support the presentation of work to live public audiences and does not fund costs associated with participating in international competitions. Unfortunately, there are no funding streams available from my Department to support such an organisation.