Foras na Gaeilge

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 November 2016

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Questions (143)

Seamus Healy

Question:

143. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of budget for Foras na Gaeilge for 2017; if this funding is an increase or decrease on the 2016 figure; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 120 jobs are dependent on this budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33990/16]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Seán Kyne)

As I indicated in my reply to Questions Nos 285, 287 and 288 on 8 November 2016, the budget for Foras na Gaeilge is subject to approval by the North South Ministerial Council, given its status as an agency of An Foras Teanga, which is a North South Implementation Body co-funded by my Department and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland.

An indicative provision of €13.239m has been provided within my Department’s Vote for An Foras Teanga in 2017. The comparative provision in 2016 was €13.201m.