Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
852. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a request for financial support from the long established Third Tipperary Old Irish Republican Army Commemorative Committee for its extensive year-long programme of events in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5665/16]
View answerI have received representations from the Third Tipperary Brigade Old I.R.A. Commemoration Committee concerning their planned commemorative activities taking place this year.
Under the Community Participation strand of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme, my Department provided €1 million last year to assist local authorities in preparing for their local commemorative programmes, with an additional funding package of €3 million provided for all local authorities in 2016, in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government and IPB Insurance. Each of the local authorities has developed a rich and diverse series of events and projects that will take place throughout the year. These plans include a wide variety of events, lectures and opportunities for the public to get involved with the centenary programme at county and local level.
Each local authority has appointed a dedicated Ireland 2016 co-ordinator to drive plans at local and county level for the commemoration of this significant centenary and the Deputy or the Third Tipperary Brigade Old I.R.A. Commemoration Committee may wish to contact the Ireland 2016 co-ordinator in Tipperary County Council – Roisin O'Grady - in this regard (roisin.ogrady@tipperarycoco.ie).
