Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
National Cultural Institutions
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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363. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown in tabular form of the funding spent on each national cultural institution every year since 2003; and a breakdown for each by annual current and capital spending. [24577/23]
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The annual funding provision for the National Cultural Institutions (NCIs) is published as part of the Revised Estimates Volume and copies of each for the period 2001 to 2023 may be accessed at the following website: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/. Details of how the NCIs spent this funding (current and capital) is published by the National Cultural Institutions as part of their Annual Report and Financial Statements on their websites and are also laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Given the breadth of the information requested by the Deputy, it would not be feasible to provide it in the context of a Parliamentary Question. However, if the Deputy has a particular question in relation to a specific body or issue, I would be glad to seek to provide the relevant information.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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364. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the separate estimated costs of increasing the annual expenditure on each National Cultural Institution by 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%. [24578/23]
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The funding provided to the National Cultural Institutions (NCIs) is determined during the annual Estimates process. Details of allocations from my Department’s Vote (33) to the National Cultural Institutions under each of the relevant subheads for Programme B – Arts & Culture are published as part of the Revised Estimate Volume (REV). The most recent REV for 2023 is published on the gov.ie website (gov.ie - The Revised Estimates Volumes for the Public Service (www.gov.ie).
The table below sets out the overall funding provided to the National Cultural Institutions in 2023 under the relevant programme subheads and also shows the impact of increases of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% on this figure:
| Subhead/NCI | 2023 REV allocation | 5% increase | 10% increase | 15% increase | 20% increase | 25% increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.4 National Archives | 2,726,000 | 2,862,300 | 2,998,600 | 3,134,900 | 3,271,200 | 3,407,500 |
| B.5 IMMA, Chester Beatty Library, National Concert Hall & Crawford Art Gallery | 27,360,000 | 28,728,000 | 30,096,000 | 31,464,000 | 32,832,000 | 34,200,000 |
| B.10 National Museum of Ireland | 18,666,000 | 19,599,300 | 20,532,600 | 21,465,900 | 22,399,200 | 23,332,500 |
| B.11 National Archives | 9,995,000 | 10,494,750 | 10,994,500 | 11,494,250 | 11,994,000 | 12,493,750 |
| B.13 National Gallery of Ireland | 13,395,000 | 14,064,750 | 14,734,500 | 15,404,250 | 16,074,000 | 16,743,750 |
It should be noted that the National Cultural Institutions also receive capital funding to support the delivery of redevelopment projects as part of the National Development Plan. The level of funding provided in each year relates to the stage and funding requirements for the project in that year.
Any increase in funding for 2024 will be determined in the forthcoming Estimates process.
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