Colm M. Hilliard
Question:223 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the basis for the appropriations-in-aid figure of £71.182 million under subhead W of Vote 42 in the 1997 Estimates for the Public Services. [1618/97]
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223 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the basis for the appropriations-in-aid figure of £71.182 million under subhead W of Vote 42 in the 1997 Estimates for the Public Services. [1618/97]
Following is a breakdown of the appropriations-in-aid of £71.182 million in my Department's Estimates for 1997.
£'000 |
|
Receipts from Broadcasting Licence Fees |
67,209 |
Recoupment of Salaries |
40 |
Receipts — National Museum |
433 |
Receipts — National Library |
145 |
Receipts — National Archives |
45 |
Rents |
41 |
Miscellaneous Services at Visitor Centres |
157 |
Sales of Property |
30 |
Charges at Parks |
555 |
Charges at Historic Properties |
1,715 |
Inland Waterways |
188 |
Miscellaneous |
624 |
71,182 |
224 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the reason for the expenditure of £8.729 million under subhead C2 of Vote 42 in the 1997 Estimates for the Public Services. [1619/97]
The amount included for subhead C2 in the abridged version of the Book of Estimates is £8.729 million. In general, subhead C2 provides for the allocation of grants to a number of cultural institutions and projects other than the grants towards the running costs of the national cultural institutions which are paid from subhead C1. Subhead C2 also provides for part of the funds made available under the cultural development incentives scheme and other regional projects to be assisted from Structural Funds under the EU Operational Programme for Tourism. Moneys required for the preparation of major exhibitions in cultural institutions under the remit of this Department, including fit-out of the National Museum exhibitions at Collins Barracks and the Chester Beatty Library, are also comprehended by this subhead.