Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
724 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a voluntary organisation (details supplied) is eligible for any funding or financial grant from his Department or from any funding organisation supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/12]
View answerMy Department does not provide grants to performing arts practitioners. Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council has primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the State. As Minister, I cannot intervene in the Council's funding decisions, as it is statutorily independent in the exercise of that function under the Arts Act 2003.
