Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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1101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the pipeline and selection framework for island-wide arts and cultural heritage capital projects supported by the Shared Island Fund, including evaluation criteria, delivery partners North and South, and anticipated delivery timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47407/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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On 25 February 2025, the Government approved a new €10m ‘Shared Island Cultural Collaboration Fund’ to be implemented by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. My Department is currently planning the roll-out of this fund in close collaboration with the Department of the Taosieach.

The proposal for the new Shared Island Cultural Cooperation Fund was developed in consultation with the Northern Ireland Department for Communities and is designed to support projects in three areas:

1. Collaborations between National Cultural Institutions and partners (Strand 1), €5m;
2. All-Island Touring, Production and Platforming (Strand 2), €3m; and
3. Shared Island screen and digitisation projects (Strand 3), €2m.

It should be noted that other Shared Island cultural heritage projects may fall under the remit of other Departments including the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.