Brendan Smith
Question:59 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the projects assisted to date under the cultural development incentive scheme; and the amount of funding approved for each project. [4757/97]
Written Answers. - Cultural Development Incentive Scheme.
To date I have approved, in principle, a total of 25 projects for funding under the cultural development incentive scheme. Details of the 25 projects and the amount of funding approved, in principle, for each are as follows:
the provision of a modern theatre facility in Letterkenny, County Donegal — £1,500,000;
the provision of a modern arts centre in the old courthouse, Portlaoise, Country Laois — £1,300,000;
the development of, and extension to, existing facilities at the Cork Public Museum — £900,000;
the renovation and extension of the Waterford Theatre Royal, a unique Victorian horseshoe theatre, bringing the venue up to modern contemporary theatre standards — £562,000; the restoration and refurbishment to contemporary theatre standards of the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork city — £350,000;
the development of the Limerick City Gallery of Art into a modern gallery facility through a comprehensive conversion of, and extension to, the existing facilities — £687,500;
the provision of a 200 seat art house cinema in Cork city — £100,000;
the provision of a modern arts centre in Edenville House, Roscommon — £250,000;
the development of a cultural centre, including theatre facilities, at Doolin, County Clare — £90,000;
the provision of additional theatre facilities at the Cork Opera House, Cork city — £375,000;
the conversion of the old cinema in Macroom, County Cork, to provide a theatre and associated facilities — £150,000;
the development of a modern multi-purpose theatre facility in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin — £1,000,000;
the provision of a modern arts centre, including theatre facilities, at Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 — £1,100,000;
the development of a modern theatre facility at Tallaght, Dublin 24 — £1,100,000;
the development of additional arts and cultural facilities at the Hugh Lane Gallery-National Ballroom, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 — £500,000;
the development of theatre and exhibition facilities at the Northside Arts Centre, Woodville House, Coolock, Dublin 17 — £300,000;
the renovation of and extension to the Galway Arts Centre, Galway city — £250,000;
the provision of a cultural centre on Inis Oírr, County Galway — £90,000;
the authentic reconstruction of a 19th century emigrant vessel in Tralee, County Kerry — £750,000;
the provision of an exhibition-gallery space and arts facilities at Westport, County Mayo — £140,000;
the development of a museum dedicated to the life of Michael Davitt, Straide, County Mayo — £200,000;
the provision of a modern arts centre and theatre at Oxmanstown Hall, Birr, County Offaly, through a comprehensive conversion of and extension to the existing facility — £250,000;
the development of the Tipperary South Riding County Museum, Clonmel — £750,000;
the provision of an arts centre and the upgrading of existing theatre facilities at the County Hall, Mullingar, County Westmeath — £750,000;
the renovation of and extension to existing facilities at St. Michael's Theatre (Feachtas), New Ross, County Wexford — £250,000.