Peadar Tóibín
Question:594. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding she provided to each local authority for the arts for 2015. [12735/16]
View answerTuesday, 31 May 2016
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Funding for local authority arts programmes is provided by the Arts Council under the Local Authority grant scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to support the ongoing programme and strategic actions of the local authority arts services in developing the arts locally. Further details are available on the website of the Council at www.artscouncil.ie My Department does not directly fund local authority arts programmes, but would provide specific capital funding for projects nationwide. This is done on a project by project basis rather than on a local authority basis. Details of these grants are available on the website of my Department at www.ahg.gov.ie
As part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme, my Department made funding available to local authorities specifically for the purpose of arranging local commemoration projects. Each local authority appointed a special co-ordinator to lead on the development of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme for each county - further information is available at the following link http://www.ireland.ie/events/download-your-full-county-plan.