Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
540. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated total cost of providing an additional €50,000 in funding for language planning in each Gaeltacht service town and Irish Language Network, North and South [40471/22]
View answerThe estimated annual cost of providing the increase referred to by the Deputy, based on the 16 Gaeltacht Service Towns which are currently recognised or shortlisted for recognition under the language planning process, together with the 5 Irish Language Networks which are currently recognised (3 of which have obtained statutory status in the south and 2 of which are funded on a non-statutory basis by Foras na Gaeilge in the north), would be as follows:
16 x €50,000 = €800,000
5 x €50,000 = €250,000
Total estimated cost: €1,050,000.
As the Deputy is aware, increases in provision are dependent on the resources available to the Department. Any increased funding in 2023 will be determined in the forthcoming Estimates process.
