Vol. 476 No. 2
100 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to an application for funding from the Barrow Arts Centre Development Group, County Carlow, for the development of an arts centre; his views on this proposal; and when a decision will be made regarding the application. [6518/97]
An application has been received by my Department under phase II of the cultural development incentives scheme 1994-99 in respect of the Barrow Arts Centre, County Carlow. I have taken decisions as to the allocation, in principle, of grant assistance to a number of these applications. The application in respect of the Barrow Arts Centre project has not been successful at this stage.
However, in anticipation of the possibility that some of the applications which have received offers, in principle, of grant assistance under phases I and II of the scheme not going ahead within the timescale of the current round of Structural Funds, I am drawing up a stand-by list of projects that may be considered for assistance in due course in this eventuality. I hope to be in a position to make my decisions on the projects to be included in that list in the very near future.
101 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the schemes funded by his Department under the arts and culture section in counties Leitrim and Sligo in the years from 1994 to 1996; and if he will give details of the projects and the amount given to each scheme in each year. [6587/97]
During the period 1994-96, I allocated a sum of £344,400, from funds at my disposal under the INTERREG II Ireland-Northern Ireland programme towards the development of the Hawkswell Theatre element of the Sligo tourism and cultural centre.
However, the Deputy will be aware that the main source of public funds for the arts is An Comhairle Ealaíon. Details of funding allocated by An Comhairle is published in its annual report.
