Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2022
188. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the job titles of the staff members working in the National Concert Hall whose salary is fully covered by Exchequer funding in tabular form. [26160/22]
View answerThe National Concert Hall has traditionally been funded through a combination of Exchequer funding and income generated through its commercial activities. As such, the salaries of its staff members have traditionally been met from that mix of Exchequer and commercial revenues.
In January of this year the Government approved the transfer of the National Symphony Orchestra and Choirs from RTÉ to the NCH with effect from 24 January 2022. Additional Exchequer funding was provided to the NCH to cover, inter alia, the full cost of the salaries of the members of the NSO and ancillary staff transferring from RTÉ, including 54 musicians and 9 ancillary staff.
