Written answers
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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998.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to TG4, each year, for the past five years, in tabular form. [33710/24]
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The Exchequer funding allocation to TG4 for the years requested, as provided for in the Revised Estimates for Public Services, is laid out in the table below.
| Year | Current | Capital | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | €34,233,000 | €3,000,000 | €37,233,000* |
| 2021 | €36,733,000 | €4,000,000 | €40,733,000 |
| 2022 | €40,849,000 | €4,200,000 | €45,049,000 |
| 2023 | €48,033,000 | €8,200,000 | €56,233,000 |
| 2024 | €52,233,000 | €4,800,000 | €57,033,000 |
*An additional €1,900,000 in once-off funding was also provided in 2020 as part of wider Government efforts to support public bodies during Covid restrictions. This is not represented in the above total.
Under my term as Minister, TG4 has been provided with substantial additional resources, with a total increase of €19.8 million in funding being provided over the lifetime of this Government. This is a 53% increase on the level of funding TG4 had in 2020.
This significant increase in the level of funding has enabled TG4 to continue their provision of high-quality Irish language public service content. It has also allowed for the establishment of Cúla4, the first dedicated Irish language children’s TV channel.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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999.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to Safe to Create, each year, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33711/24]
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The Safe to Create Programme includes allocations to the Irish Theatre Institute and Minding Creative Minds both of which are included in the figures below
| Year | Current € | Capital € | Total €0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €996,484 | 0 | €996,484 |
| 2023 | €782,000 | 0 | €782,000 |
| 2022 | €582,000 | 0 | €582,000 |
| 2021/2020 | €429,445 | 0 | €429,445 |
Details of funding under the individual subheads of my Department on an annual basis may be viewed on my Department’s website at the following link .
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