Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
471. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of the €60,732,000 capital expenditure on arts and culture programmes outlined in Budget 2021 that consisted of once-off expenditure to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic; and the baseline expenditure figure once Covid-19 contingency-specific allocations are excluded.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31029/21]
View answerThe REV2021 capital allocation of €60.732m for Arts & Culture represents an increase of 3% over the comparable figure for 2020. There is no specific categorisation of funding allocations within this or any other programme area across my Department’s Vote, other than by subhead.
The Arts & Culture sector has been amongst those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic across our economy. The crisis has utterly changed the landscape in which the sector operates and the 2021 allocation for the programme area recognises the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the sector.
The individual subhead allocations also reflect the various commitments contained in the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future - including Commemorations, Capital Investment in Cultural Infrastructure, Creative Ireland, Culture 2025 and investment in the Film / Audio Visual sector.
