Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1777. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure the Arts Council is adequately funded to support an organisation (details supplied) especially in view of the regional significance of this centre and the role it plays in the landscape of film and visual culture in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34766/14]
View answerResponsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council, which is the principal agency through which State funding is channelled to the arts. Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council is a statutorily independent body, funded by my Department and independent in its day-to-day operations, and I am precluded by statute from any role in relation to its individual funding decisions.
