Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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360.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the application for funding of a group under the cultural capital grant scheme (details supplied). [25203/24]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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At present, my Department does not have an application for funding from the group referred to by the Deputy.

The group previously applied for funding and was successful under Stream D of my Department's Cultural Capital Scheme. The grant was drawn down in full, by the group in April 2021. Stream D was set up specifically to assist arts and culture organisations to reopen safely after COVID-19 and help prevent its spread.

At present, my Department has a capital scheme open for applications called Stream E of the Cultural Capital Scheme. Grants of up to €50,000 are available to not-for-profit arts and culture organisations for capital projects that reduce their carbon footprint or provide additional capacity for artistic production. Full details for Stream E can be obtained at the following link: gov - Creative Arts: Grants and Funding (www.gov.ie)