Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:543. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing funding for TG4 by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%. [40475/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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TG4 is largely funded from the Exchequer with some commercial income. In 2022 I secured the largest ever annual increase in Exchequer funding to TG4 of €4.2m, to bring the allocation for this year to €44.933m, comprised of €40.733m current and €4.2m capital.
The cost of increasing the overall funding by the percentages indicated by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
|
% increase |
Cost |
|
10 |
€4.493m |
|
15 |
€6.740m |
|
20 |
€8.987m |
|
25 |
€11.233m |
The cost of increasing current funding only is set out in the following table.
|
% increase |
Cost |
|
10 |
€4.073m |
|
15 |
€6.110m |
|
20 |
€8.147m |
|
25 |
€10.183m |
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.