Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:557. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated total expenditure on Traveller culture and heritage in 2022. [40524/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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The Travelling Community has a rich culture, with unique traditions and crafts which are an integral part of the heritage of this island. My Department is represented on the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) Committee, which is chaired by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and provide regular updates to the committee.
I am advised that the estimated total expenditure from the Creative Ireland Programme on Traveller culture and heritage in 2022 is €155,200. A new pilot initiative - Traveller Wellbeing through Creativity - commenced in 2022 supported by my Department in partnership with the Department of Health, the HSE National Social Inclusion Office, and the Arts Council. My Department has allocated €137,484 to the successful projects and additional funding is being provided from other partners. Five Traveller-led creative projects are being supported that will have a positive impact on the health and well-being of the Traveller community. Creative Ireland Programme funding will also be utilised in support of Traveller culture and heritage in 2022 by local authorities (under the Creative Communities initiative) and Education and Training Boards (under Local Creative Youth Partnership pilots), and an estimate of that expenditure is included in the overall figure provided.
My Department has also provided funding of €20,000 to support the Irish Travellers/Mincéirs and the State, 1922-2022 Conference, which will take place in September. The 2 day conference is being organised and led by NUIG with support from my Department as part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme (2012-2023).