Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 July 2015
256. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of each of the current grant schemes that are administrated by her Department and that are available to community groups or projects; the total amount paid for each of these schemes for each of the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27776/15]
View answerA list of the grant programmes administered directly by my Department in 2015, together with details of expenditure under these schemes in previous years, as requested by the Deputy, is set out in the following table.
|
Grant Scheme |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Scheme to assist Local and Regional Museums |
€68,000 |
€58,000 |
€171,000 |
€111,000 |
|
Cooperation with Northern Ireland Scheme |
€154,000 |
€129,000 |
€161,000 |
€155,000 |
|
Mobility of Collections Scheme |
€6,000 |
€10,000 |
€11,000 |
€8,000 |
|
Culture Night |
€193,000 |
€199,000 |
€210,000 |
€222,000 |
|
Arts Capital Funding Schemes (Small Capital Grant Scheme) |
Scheme did not operate in 2011 |
Scheme did not operate in 2012 |
€215,000 |
€329,000 |
|
Built Heritage Capital Programme |
€642,000 |
€767,000 |
€471,000 |
Scheme did not operate in 2014 |
|
Tidy Towns Biodiversity Award scheme |
€10,000 |
€2,000 |
€2,000 |
€2,000 |
|
Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (Language Support Schemes outside the Gaeltacht) |
€6,677,000 |
€4,612,000 |
€4,327,000 |
€3,768,000 |
|
Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (Language Support Schemes within the Gaeltacht) |
€2,661,000 |
€2,125,000 |
€1,806,000 |
€1,511,000 |
|
Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (Irish Colleges) |
€4,446,000 |
€4,051,000 |
€3,773,000 |
€3,610,000 |
|
Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga (Language Assistants in Gaeltacht schools) |
€533,000 |
€682,000 |
€787,000 |
€704,000 |
|
Scéim Seirbhísí Réamhscoile agus Iarscoile sa Ghaeltacht (Pre-school and after-school services in the Gaeltacht) |
Scheme did not operate in 2011 |
Scheme did not operate in 2012 |
Scheme did not operate in 2013 |
€90,000 |
|
Scéim na gCampaí Samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht (Gaeltacht Summer Camps) |
€304,000 |
€332,000 |
€334,000 |
€266,000 |
|
Air Transport, Passenger Ferry & Cargo Services to offshore islands |
€5,938,000 |
€6,099,000 |
€5,900,000 |
€5,900,000 |
|
Capital Funding in the Gaeltacht |
€1,344,000 |
€1,439,000 |
€1,505,000 |
€1,422,000 |
|
Capital Funding for offshore islands |
€3,556,000 |
€780,000 |
€679,000 |
€642,000 |
Information in relation to the functions of my Department, as well as the programmes and schemes operated by it, can be found on my Department's website at www.ahg.gov.ie.
