Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2015
625. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, by festival, the amount of Fáilte Ireland grant paid to arts festivals over the past five years. [7918/15]
View answerThe provision of festival funding grants is decided on an annual basis by Fáilte Ireland, based on applications received. It is a competitive grant process, and funding is awarded to those applicant events and festivals that best meet the advertised criteria for the relevant programme, including the expected impact on tourism.
The award of grants is an operational matter for the Board and management of Fáilte Ireland. Therefore I have referred the Deputy's Question to Fáilte Ireland for further information and direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.
