Phil Hogan
Question:24 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the amount of Structural Funds directly available to his Department; the criteria he will adopt in relation to the allocation of these funds.
Written Answers. - Structural Funding.
Alan M. Dukes
Question:27 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the amount of Structural Funds directly available to his Department; the criteria he will adopt in relation to the allocation of these funds.
Jim Mitchell
Question:36 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the amount of Structural Funds directly available to his Department; the criteria he will adopt in relation to the allocation of these funds.
Edward Nealon
Question:47 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the amount of Structural Funds directly available to his Department; the criteria he will adopt in relation to the allocation of these funds.
Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 24, 27, 36 agus 47 le chéile.
Some £240 million has been earmarked in the Government's National Development Plan 1994-1997 for investment in areas which come under the aegis of my Department, including the arts and cultural infrastructure, the Gaeltacht, heritage and film as follows:
|
£m |
|
|
Local Authority — Supported Cultural Projects |
27 |
|
Film |
16 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
77 |
|
Céibheanna sa Ghaeltacht |
8 |
|
Cultural Institutions and Agencies |
44 |
|
Waterways |
25 |
|
National Parks and Nature Reserves |
14 |
|
National Monuments and Historic Properties |
29 |
|
240 |
While the funds will be drawn from a number of operational programmes, the decisions in relation to the breakdown of the allocation will be made by me in due course.
The Deputies will be aware that discussions in relation to the National Development Plan 1994-1999 are taking place at EU level at present and, pending the outcome of those discussions, I do not believe that it would be appropriate at this stage to elaborate on the criteria I will adopt in relation to the allocation of the funds.