Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
347 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make a statement on cost saving measures he plans introducing in the second half of 2008; if such measures will affect the delivery of front line services to the public; the programmes that will be postponed or discontinued as a result of such cost savings. [27301/08]
View answer€5.978 million will be saved between now and year end on the votes of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the National Gallery. The savings will be as follows; €3 million in Departmental operated capital programmes for cultural projects; €2 million savings split mainly among our agencies in grant programmes and an additional €978,000 in savings in administration costs and other efficiencies across the Department, the National Gallery and our agencies. The Agencies have been asked where possible, to apply the cuts in such a way as to have minimal impact on the levels of service to the public. This will also be done in the Department.
