Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 October 2015
117. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided for in the Estimates for 2016 for island development offices and staff on non-Gaeltacht offshore islands; the way this compares with the funding in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35904/15]
View answerAs indicated in Budget 2016, the current funding allocation available to my Department for the offshore islands has been increased from €5.9m in 2015 to €6.631m in 2016. This is an indicative figure which is subject to the Estimates being approved in due course. This additional allocation will be available for various support measures to all the offshore islands, including funding for development offices on the non-Gaeltacht islands.
