Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 February 2015
669. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in view of improving budgetary conditions, she will increase funding to the arts in the coming years; if there is long-term plan to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4854/15]
View answerI am pleased to inform the Deputy that the allocation to the Arts Council in 2015, as set out in the recently published Revised Estimates Volume, was €58.893 million, an increase on the provisional outturn of €56.668 million for 2014. Allocations to the Council in 2016 and beyond will be determined by the emerging budgetary situation and estimates processes at the time. However, as I have done consistently since my appointment as Minister, I will continue to make the argument that the arts must benefit as the economy continues to improve.
