Gerry Adams
Question:353. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of all funding allocated to the arts in 2015 by specific category, such as film and theatre. [18361/16]
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Questions (353, 354)
Gerry Adams
Question:354. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided to each local authority for the arts for 2015. [18362/16]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 and 354 together.
Details of the funding allocations made to my Department are published each year in the Revised Estimates Volume with the outturn published in the annual Appropriation Account. These publications are available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and on the website of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Most of my Department's arts and culture budget is allocated to the agencies under its remit. Within these allocations, the Arts Council is the primary State agency for funding the arts, receiving €58.6 million in 2015. The Council has published details of how that funding was allocated at www.artscouncil.ie/Who_we_funded/.
Funding for film is channelled through the Irish Film Board. The Board was provided with an allocation of €14.5m in 2016 and details of supports provided for projects can be found at www.filmboard.ie.
Direct funding from my Department for arts relates primarily to capital funding for individual projects, as well as the promotion of Irish arts and culture abroad through Culture Ireland. A large element of the Commemorations budget of my Department has also supported a significant number of artistic and cultural events as part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme. A small number of other initiatives are also funded directly by my Department, including in relation to supports for certain cultural organisations or specific cultural events. Details of this expenditure are published on my Department's website at www.ahg.gov.ie.