Pearse Doherty
Question:382. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total capital and current spending for each of the Gaeltachts in each of the years 2002 to 2012. [22488/13]
View answerTuesday, 14 May 2013
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As the Deputy is aware, my Department, which was established in June 2011, administers and delivers a wide range of programmes in the Gaeltacht, descriptions of which are available at www.ahg.gov.ie. Details of expenditure for Gaeltacht areas in general are available in the various annual reports published by my Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta. While expenditure under these programme areas takes place throughout the Gaeltacht, it is not possible to give a county-by-county breakdown of that expenditure. For example, a number of my Department’s Gaeltacht programmes are delivered through agencies and other intermediary bodies that operate across county boundaries and in respect of which there is no detailed breakdown held by my Department on a county basis. In addition, groups and organisations that receive grants directly from my Department are not necessarily constituted on a single-county basis.
In view of the large volumes of payments and grants involved on an ongoing basis, it is not clear that it would be feasible to compile and collate the breakdown of expenditure sought by the Deputy. However, if the Deputy has specific queries relating to a particular programme or grant, I would be glad to seek to provide him with relevant information in that regard. Similarly, if the Deputy would like specific information in relation to a particular scheme, I would be glad to arrange to have any such request from him examined.