Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 November 2021
195. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way her Department plans to support the Irish speaking community in County Clare to secure a future for a facility (details supplied). [54696/21]
View answerI refer the Deputy to the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question 242 on 5 October 2021 on this matter. As I outlined in that answer, I had the opportunity, when visiting the area recently, to hear in person about development plans for the college to which the Deputy refers. It should be noted, that this college is recognised as one of seven residential summer colleges for the purposes of funding under my Department's Scéim na bhFoghlaoimeoirí Gaeilge.
I understand that the college authorities are in the process of undertaking a feasibility study with a view to making a formal application for capital funding under my Department's Clár Tacaíochtaí Pobail agus Teanga and that the college authorities were also in communication with a number of other potential funding organisations.
While my Department has not received a funding application to date, the Deputy may be assured that any such application for assistance under the aforementioned programme - encompassing a business plan which aligns with the requirements set out in the Public Spending Code - will receive careful consideration in the context of competing priorities and available resources.
