Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1904. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Creative Ireland culture and creativity plans for each of the county and city councils (details supplied) for 2017; the cost of each culture and creativity item in each of the culture and creativity plans, by county and city councils, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54941/17]
View answer1909. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the €1,083,000 allocation to local authorities to support their culture and creativity plans for 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54946/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1904 and 1909 together.
Pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland Programme - Enabling Creativity in every Community is a key element of the Programme and the 31 Local Authorities are important partners. In 2017, my Department allocated €1m to 31 Local Authorities to enable them to develop and implement their Culture and Creativity Action Plans which included an associated programme of events and initiatives in each county. An additional €83,579 was spent on design, artwork, print and online distribution of the 31 sets of plans with a further €13,040 spent on translating the plans into Irish. The €1m allocation was bolstered by an additional €1m from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government ensuring that each local authority received approximately €64,000 each to implement their Culture and Creativity Plans for 2017. In total, the plans listed over 750 local cultural projects, events and initiatives taking place nationwide in 2017 of which approximately 250 were funded through the enabling budget provided under the Creative Ireland Programme.
A key principle underpinning the Creative Ireland Programme is community empowerment and therefore each local authority decided themselves what events/projects they wished to include in their respective plans. It is therefore not possible at this point in time to provide an exact breakdown of costs for each activity for every local authority. However, this information -in accordance with normal departmental monitoring procedures and in line with the reporting requirements specific to this initiative - will be submitted by each local authority over the coming weeks.
A breakdown of the total allocation to the local authorities is outlined in the following table as requested. All 31 Plans can be accessed at https://creative.ireland.ie/en/local-plans.
Breakdown of Local Authority Allocation in 2017
|
Local Authorities |
Allocation |
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Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Carlow |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Cavan |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Clare |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Cork City |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Cork County |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Donegal |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Dublin City |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Fingal |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Galway City |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Galway County |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Kerry |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Kildare |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Kilkenny |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Laois |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Leitrim |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Limerick |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Longford |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Louth |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Mayo |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Meath |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Monaghan |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Offaly |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Roscommon |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Sligo |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in South Dublin |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Tipperary |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Waterford |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Westmeath |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Wexford |
€ 32,258 |
|
Funding to implement local Culture & Creativity Plan 2017 in Wicklow |
€ 32,258 |
|
Total allocated to Local Authorities |
€999,998 |
|
Design, artwork, print and distribution costs of all 31 plans |
€83,579 |
|
Translation of 31 plans into Irish |
€13,040 |
|
Total |
€1,096,617 |
It should be noted that the allocation from my Department to each local authority will be doubled to €2m for 2018 to enable them commence the implementation of their long-term Culture and Creative Strategies due to be launched early next year. As in 2017, this will be divided equally among each of the 31 Local Authorities.
