Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2023
67. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a breakdown for the moneys spent annually, and per project, as a result of the per cent for art scheme since the beginning of the century; and if her Department intends to conduct an audit of the operation of the per cent for the art scheme. [23714/23]
View answerThe Percent for Art Scheme is an initiative, whereby Government Departments and public bodies may invest up to one percent of the total budget for capital investment projects in public art. The public art investment under the scheme is controlled by defining investment bands and by applying maximum amounts which may be invested. The funding for the scheme is met from within existing project budgets in the Government Departments and public bodies and therefore this information is not notified to or held by my Department. To assist project managers, guidelines on the scheme are available on the Public Art Websites and set out how to operate the scheme and provide a common national approach to its implementation. Details of the projects are also available on the website at www.publicart.ie/
