Written answers
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Schemes
Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)
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277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide all grant schemes offered and or issued to community and rural groups by his Department, from 2021 to the end of 2025, including opening, closing and award dates, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14754/25]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The details sought in respect of all grant schemes offered and or issued to community and rural groups by my Department, from 2021 to the end of 2025, are set out in the table below.
| Year | Grant Scheme | Opening Date | Closing Date | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Open Call for Strategic Partners Cruinniú na nÓg 2021 | January 2021 | February 2021 | February 2021 |
| 2021 | Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Funding Scheme | 9 March 2021 | 23 April 2021 | 21 June 2021 |
| 2021 | Regional Museums Exhibition Scheme | 9 March 2021 | 23 April 2021 | 18 June 2021 |
| 2021 | Co-operation with Northern Ireland Scheme | 9 March 2021 | 23 April 2021 | 23 June 2021 |
| 2021 | Mobility of Collections Scheme | 9 March 2021 | 23 April 2021 | No applications received |
| 2021-2022 | Creative Climate Action Fund 2021/2022 | March 2021 | May 2021 | July 2021 |
| 2022 | Open Call for Strategic Partners Cruinniú na nÓg 2022 | November 2021 | November 2021 | December 2021 |
| 2022 | Traveller Health and Wellbeing through Creativity Scheme | March 2022 | April 2022 | April 2022 |
| 2022 | Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Funding Scheme | 28 February 2022 | 23 April 2022 | 22 July 2022 |
| 2022 | Regional Museums Exhibition Scheme | 28 February 2022 | 22 April 2022 | 28 July 2022 |
| 2022 | Co-operation with Northern Ireland Scheme | 28 February 2022 | 22 April 2022 | 19 July 2022 |
| 2022 | Mobility of Collections Scheme | 28 February 2022 | 22 April 2022 | No applications received |
| 2022-2025 | Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme | 12 April 2022 | 12 May 2022 | Successful applicants were notified on 8 September 2022 |
| 2023-2025 | Creative Climate Action Fund II: Agents of Change | November 2022 | March 2023 | July 2023 |
| 2023 | Traveller Health and Wellbeing through Creativity Scheme | February 2023 | March 2023 | May 2023 |
| 2023 | Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Funding Scheme | 28 April 2023 | 9 June 2023 | 26 July 2023 |
| 2023 | Regional Museums Exhibition Scheme | 28 April 2023 | 9 June 2023 | 08 August 2023 |
| 2023 | Co-operation with Northern Ireland Scheme | 28 April 2023 | 9 June 2023 | 01 August 2023 |
| 2023 | Mobility of Collections Scheme | 28 April 2023 | 9 June 2023 | No applications received. |
| 2023 | Community Sports and Facilities Fund (formerly Sports Capital and Equipment Programme) | 17 July 2023 | 8 September 2023 | Provisional allocations announced on 9 May 2024 for Equipment Grants and on 25 September 2024 for Capital Grants |
| 2023-2025 | Creative Youth Nurture Fund | April 2023 | June 2023 | August 2023 |
| 2024 | Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund | 26 April 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| 2024 | Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Funding Scheme | 8 March 2024 | 26 April 2024 | 20 August 2024 |
| 2024 | Regional Museums Exhibition Scheme | 8 March 2024 | 26 April 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
| 2024 | Co-operation with Northern Ireland Scheme | 8 March 2024 | 26 April 2024 | 21 August 2024 |
| 2024 | Mobility of Collections Scheme | 8 March 2024 | 26 April 2024 | 24 October 2024 |
| 2024-2025 | Creative Youth on a Shared Island | February 2024 | March 2024 | July 2024 |
| 2024 | Open Call for Strategic Partners for Cruinniú na nÓg 2025-2027 | September 2024 | November 2024 | December 2024 |
| 2025 | Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Funding Scheme | 13 February 2025 | 04 April 2025 | To be confirmed |
| 2025 | Regional Museums Exhibition Scheme | 3 March 2025 | 04 April 2025 | To be confirmed |
| 2025 | Co-operation with Northern Ireland Scheme | 13 February 2025 | 04 April 2025 | To be confirmed |
| 2025 | Mobility of Collections Scheme | 3 March 2025 | 04 April 2025 | To be confirmed |
| Year | Grant Scheme |
|---|---|
| 2021-2025 | Community and Language Supports programme - Capital and Current |
| 2021-2025 | Irish Language Support Schemes outside of the Gaeltacht – Capital |
| 2025 | For 2025 a current provision of €10.7m has been made available under the Irish Language Support Schemes. The aim of this scheme is to develop and promote the Irish language outside of the Gaeltacht. Funding is provided for projects of strategic importance to the implementation of the Language Act and the Digital Plan for Irish. |
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