Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2015
672. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will allocate funding to the Hawk's Well Theatre in County Sligo in the near future in order to help improve its facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45364/15]
View answerIn August this year, I launched the 2015 Arts and Culture Small Capital Grants Scheme and made €300,000 available for allocation. The scheme allows for the funding of capital projects of up to €10,000, to meet up to 70% of project costs. I hope to make an announcement shortly in relation to the award of grants under this scheme.
In addition, the Government has announced a new grant scheme for works at arts and cultural centre across the country under the Exchequer Capital Investment Framework 2016-2021. An annual allocation of €3 million is included in the Investment Framework for each of the next six years. I will announce details of the scheme early in the New Year.
