Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015
737. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount invested in capital and current expenditure in the Irish language development centre in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45859/15]
View answerIn 2013 a grant of €1.747m was provided under the Gaeltacht Support Schemes of my Department towards this development at Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. A total of €1.697m of this allocation has been paid out by my Department to date. As the Deputy is aware, the centre was developed by the local community through Comharchumann Chorca Dhuibhne in cooperation with my Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The following additional capital funding for the centre was subsequently provided in 2014 and 2015:
- €26,197 in 2014 to an Comharchumann for the purchase of office equipment;
- €36,000 in 2014 to an tIonad Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh for the purchase of play equipment;
- €10,420 in 2015 for soundproofing works;
- €3,730 in 2015 to an tIonad Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh for the purchase of kitchen equipment; and
- €31,360 in 2015 to an tIonad Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh for the purchase of a minibus.
No current funding has been provided directly to the centre by my Department.
