Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein)
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920.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount drawn down by her Department from the Brexit adjustment reserve, and a breakdown of how it was allocated and spent, by year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31668/24]

Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein)
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970.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that was drawn down by her Department from Brexit adjustment reserve funding; the breakdown of how it was allocated and spent, in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33433/24]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 920 and 970 together.

I am advised that the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funding for tourism relates to 2023 only, when €7.75 million was allocated to Tourism Ireland.

The funding was used to put in place a marketing strategy to stem and reverse the decline in tourist numbers and associated revenues from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as a result of the adverse impact of Brexit on Irish tourism.

The intention was also to support growth in other markets. Tourism Ireland undertook a comprehensive programme of marketing activity throughout 2023, targeting both Great Britain and key European markets.

As outlined by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in PQ 114 of February this year, the exact composition of Ireland's BAR claim will not be finalised until the claim is submitted in September 2024. Work continues by his Department to verify all Brexit-related spending for inclusion in the BAR claim and as such it is not possible at this time to confirm individual projects or final amounts of expenditure in any sector that will be included in the BAR claim.

Tourism Ireland's actions in relation to this matter supported the tourism economy by enabling it to remain competitive in response to Brexit, protect jobs in the sector, support exposed regions and diversify markets after Brexit.

Activity programs were implemented under the following headings.

Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein)
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921.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to applying for Brexit adjustment reserve funding to invest in Irish football in the context of countering adverse economic, social and territorial consequences of the withdrawal of Britain from the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31669/24]

Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein)
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971.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered applying for Brexit adjustment funding to invest in Irish football in the context of countering adverse economic, social and territorial consequences of the withdrawal of Britain from the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33434/24]

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 921 and 971 together.

The allocation of funding from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) is a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. Information on the BAR, including the applicable eligibility criteria, is accordingly available from that Department.

If the Football Association of Ireland has a specific project in mind, my Department is available to assist with and support an application for BAR funding.