Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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300. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to the St. Patrick’s Day Festival each year since 2019, in tabular form. [33320/25]

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to regional St. Patrick’s Day Festivals each year since 2019, by festival, in tabular form (details supplied). [33321/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 301 together.

In 2020 – 2022 to assist with programming during the COVID era and to sustain the creative sector, the Department provided significant financial support to the St Patrick's Festival company in respect of online content directed to both the national and international audiences including the diaspora. However, from 2023, when COVID restrictions ended, this special support funding decreased in keeping with an agreed vision for the festival company to have increased autonomy and to operate sustainably on support from Tourism agencies, local authority funding and commercial sponsorship.

Over several years, the Department has provided both special financial support in response to adversity and thematic support in respect of certain cultural elements of the St Patrick’s ~ International Week of Irish Culture. The allocations awarded since 2019 are as follows;

Additionally, it should be appreciated that the development of the week around St Patrick's Day as an ‘International Week of Irish Culture’ was not to be achieved through increased funding but rather the re-application of the arrangements originally developed for Culture Night. This model permits the notification by event organisers of disparate initiatives, both commercial and community based, to the Festival promoters with a view to inclusion in the publicised programme of events and activities that can be accessed by the public in the period.

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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302. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to the Dublin Pride Festival each year since 2019, in tabular form. [33322/25]

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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303. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to regional pride festivals each year since 2019, by festival, in tabular form (details supplied). [33323/25]

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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304. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to make additional funding available to the Dublin Pride Festival and those in other regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33324/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 302, 303 and 304 together.

Pride is a national awareness programme, part of an international expression of identity and a campaign for equality and respect. It is organised at community level and the whole of June is considered Pride month.

2024 held significant anniversaries for LGBTQ+ group in the republic and PRIDE continues to build on this in 2025, including the 10th anniversary of the referendum on marriage equality. The Department has provided Pride Festival with an annual allocation for its national programme, and the allocations to date are as follows;