asked the Minister for External Affairs if he will give details of grants made by him on the recommendation of the Cultural Relations Committee since it was formed (a) in respect of individuals, groups and bodies brought to the State or for services performed in it and (b) in respect of services, etc., outside the State.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cultural Relations Committee.
As this answer is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Chinn Chomhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Since the Advisory Committee on Cultural Relations was formed in January, 1949, the following grants were made on its recommendation by the Minister for External Affairs:—
(1) Expenditure on a series of booklets on Irish life and culture, produced in Ireland, but principally intended for distribution abroad:
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1949-50 |
317 |
|
|
1950-51 |
415 |
|
|
1951-52 |
254 |
986 |
(2) Donations of books on Ireland and subjects of Irish interest to libraries abroad; these books are purchased in Ireland:
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1949-50 |
940 |
|
|
1950-51 |
1,503 |
|
|
1951-52 |
269 |
2,712 |
(3) Production and acquisition of films on Irish subjects for distribution abroad; these films were produced in Ireland:
|
1949-50 |
2,115 |
|
|
1950-51 |
1,406 |
|
|
1951-52 |
2,130 |
5,651 |
(4) Art and Photographic Exhibitions abroad; the pictures and photographs were produced in Ireland:
|
1949-50 |
3,113 |
|
|
1950-51 |
1,465 |
|
|
1951-52 |
1,139 |
5,517 |
(5) Establishment of photographic library in the Department to supply photographs for reproduction abroad and publicity generally:
|
1948-49 |
105 |
|
|
1949-50 |
1,216 |
|
|
1950-51 |
2,812 |
|
|
1951-52 |
258 |
4,391 |
(6) Music; about half of this item relates to performances by modern artists in Ireland and the other half to performances by Irish artists abroad:
|
1949-50 |
348 |
|
|
1950-51 |
997 |
|
|
1951-52 |
829 |
2,174 |
(7) Scholarships to foreign students and lecture tours by foreign professors in Ireland including grants to International Summer Schools at the Irish Universities:
|
1949-50 |
687 |
|
|
1950-51 |
618 |
|
|
1951-52 |
748 |
2,053 |
(8) Scholarships for and lectures by Irishmen abroad including attendances by Irish representatives at International congresses:
|
1949-50 |
227 |
|
|
1950-51 |
531 |
|
|
1951-52 |
713 |
1,571 |
(9) Purchase of and grants for works of Irish interest chiefly produced abroad:
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1948-49 |
2,087 |
|
|
1949-50 |
600 |
|
|
1950-51 |
100 |
|
|
1951-52 |
150 |
2,937 |
(10) Grants to Irish cultural institutions abroad:
|
1948-49 |
438 |
438 |
(11) Production of Works of Art in Ireland for distribution abroad:
|
1951-52 |
469 |
469 |