Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2023
281. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 19 October 2023, the details of the performance delivery agreement between her Department and Galway Culture Company, which was signed in June 2023; if the agreement it publicly available; if not, her plans to publish it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53627/23]
View answer282. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 19 October 2023, and the performance delivery agreement, the dates of all bilateral meetings on progress against milestones under the PDA that have taken place to-date between her Department and Galway Culture Company; her plans to publish the minutes of the meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53628/23]
View answer283. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 19 October 2023, and the Performance Delivery Agreement, the dates of all quarterly reporting meetings that have taken place to-date between Galway Culture Company and the public funders; the details of the public funders included in these quarterly meetings; the plans to publish the minutes of the meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53629/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 281 to 283, inclusive, together.
The Performance Delivery Agreement (PDA) between the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Galway Cultural Company is available on the website of Galway Culture Company. The PDA outlines the delivery agreement for the drawdown, management and monitoring of the €1 million funding for the programme under the legacy framework.
As is standard practice, the minutes of meetings between the Department and Galway Culture Company are officially recorded by the Department. Since the signing of the PDA, Department officials have met with Galway Culture Company on the 3rd and 22nd of August and continue to be in regular contact in relation to the progression of the legacy programme.
The first official quarterly meeting took place on the 29th November between the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Galway Culture Company and the Chair of the Board of Galway Culture Company. At this meeting, Galway Culture Company provided an update to the Department on programming and expenditure. These minutes are not currently published. The next quarterly meeting is expected to be in the first quarter of 2024.
