Vol. 463 No. 3
166 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the projects assisted to date under the cultural development incentives scheme 1994-1999; the level of funding for each project; and the level of funding available for disbursement under this scheme for each year up to and including 1999. [6547/96]
No projects have been assisted to date under the cultural development incentives scheme 1994-99. On 27 February 1996, however, I announced details of the first eight arts and culture projects which I approved in principle for funding under the scheme. The projects approved in principle will on completion involve capital investments of almost £8 million, including the matching funds to be provided by the successful applicants.
Details of the eight projects and the level of grant aid funding, subject to satisfactory resolution of outstanding issues with applicants, which I have approved in principle for each are set out as follows:—
—the provision of a modern theatre facility in Letterkenny, County Donegal; funding of £1,500,000 approved in principle;
—the provision of a modern arts centre in the Old Courthouse, Portlaoise, County Laois; funding of £1,300,000 approved in principle;
—the development of, and extension to, existing facilities at the Cork Public Museum; funding of £900,000 approved in principle;
—the renovation and extension of the Waterford Theatre Royal, an unique victorian horseshoe theatre, bringing the venue up to modern contemporary theatre standards; funding of £562,000 approved in principle;
—the restoration and refurbishment to contemporary theatre standards of the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork city; funding of £350,000 approved in principle;
—the development of the Limerick City Gallery of Art into a modern gallery through a comprehensive conversion of, and extension to, the existing facilities; funding of £687,500 approved in principle;
