Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Arts Council
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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397. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of the funding provided to the Arts Council in 2016 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42531/24]
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The annual Appropriation Account and Revised Estimates for Public Services for my Department's Vote provides detailed information regarding expenditure and receipts including expenditure on the Arts and Culture programme as set out in the table below. The annual publications provide information on expenditure and multi-annual capital commitments is set out in the Department's Appropriation Accounts (Vote 33) for the relevant years which are published by the Comptroller and Auditor General and are available at: www.audit.gov.ie/en/publications/.
The Revised Estimates Volume for the Public Service (also called ‘the REV’) is published in mid-December every year. It provides more detail on the allocations that were announced in the Budget. The REV also summarises the forecasted spending that has taken place throughout the current year. The previous REVs can be accessed at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/
A table listing current and capital funding in respect of An Chomhairle Ealaíon for the period 2016 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form, is set out hereunder.
An Chomhairle Ealaíon / Arts Council - Funding 2016-2024
Year | Funding (€m) | Current (€m) | Capital (€m) |
2016 | 60.120 | 60.03 | 0.93 |
2017 | 65.150 | 65.06 | 0.93 |
2018 | 68.213 | 67.92 | 0.293 |
2019 | 75.002 | 73.96 | 1.05 |
2020 | 105.002 | 102.957 | 2.045 |
2021 | 130.046 | 128.001 | 2.045 |
2022 | 135.180 | 133.135 | 2.045 |
2023 | 130.488 | 128.443 | 2.045 |
2024 | 134.097 | 132.052 | 2.045 |
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