Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
597. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the full year cost of doubling the current spending on the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41426/22]
View answer598. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the full year cost of increasing the spending on the arts by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41427/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 597 together.
The Arts Council is the agency through which Government support for the arts sector is delivered. In 2022, I allocated €130m to the Arts Council to provide for the arts sector of which €128m was current and €2m capital. 10% of €130m is equivalent to €13m. Doubling the current funding of €128m would cost €128m. It is worth noting, that in 2017, the total allocation to the Arts Council was €65.15m, which means that its funding has doubled in intervening five years.
Any increased funding in 2023 will be determined in the forthcoming Estimates process.
