Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2023
232. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding she provides to An Comhairle Ealaíona to deliver for communities through its creative places initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33347/23]
View answerAs Minister, I have allocated €130m to the Arts Council in 2023. Decisions on the allocation of all of that funding is a matter for the Board of the Arts Council. Furthermore, I am statutorily precluded under Section 24 (2) of the Arts Act 2003 from having any input into decisions around the allocation of that funding. The Arts Council provides programming and revenue supports for a wide range of organisations, individuals and projects nationwide.
I understand that last month the Arts Council announced an investment of €1.7m in 7 new Creative Places around Ireland, bringing to 17 the total number of Creative Places funded since 2020. Further details of this announcement and the places involved are detailed on the Arts Council press release on its website which can be accessed at this link www.artscouncil.ie/News/Creative-Places-2023/. I also understand that one of the newly designated locations, Uíbh Ráthach, contains a Gaeltacht language planning area.
