Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 19 Mar 1997

Vol. 476 No. 5

Written Answers - Grant Aid.

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

113 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the projects, if any, funded by his Department in County Donegal for each of the years from 1994 to 1996; the location of each project; and the grant-aid involved. [7499/97]

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

114 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number and the costs of projects funded by his Department in each county for each of the years 1995 and 1996. [7500/97]

Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (Mr. M. Higgins)

Funding amounting to £4,133,564 was paid in respect of the following projects-schemes in County Donegal during 1994, 1995 and 1996. Calculations are based on projects which had an allocation in excess of £10,000.

	1994	1995	1996
	£	£	£
(a) Arts and Heritage Service projects
Donegal Castle, Donegal Town	*302,459	*263,581	102,190
Newmills, Corn & Flax Mills, Newmills, Letterkenny	*252,240	*210,199	110,906
Glenveagh National Park	*329,453	*33,750	16,962
Ardnamona Wood	—	—	13,500
Donegal (Information Display Panels)	—	—	17,811
(b) Ciste na Gaeilge
Lárionad Sealbhaithe agus Bunaithe Gaeilge, An Chrannóg, Carraig an tSeascáin, Na Doirí Beaga	25,000	25,000	18,750
Eagraíocht na Scoileanna Gaeltachta (Gael Uladh) Aonad Earagail, Na Doirí Beaga	—	—	13,500
(c) Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin sa Ghaeltacht
An Ché ag an mBaile Thiar, Toraigh	62,000	—	1,983,940
Ionad Pobail Naomh Fhionáin, Cloch Cheann Fhaola	22,500	—	—
Ionad Pobail Árainn Mhóir, Oileán Árainn Mhóir	29,000	—	—
Ionad Ealaíne Árainn Mhóir, Oileán Árainn Mhóir	15,000	—	—
Ionad Spóirt agus Sóisialta Chloch Cheann Fhaola	19,500	—	—
Cé na Málainne Bige, Gleann Colmcille	13,763	—	—
Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhóir	18,000	41,800	40,000
Ionad Pobal Éadán Fhionn Fraoich, Na Gleannta	—	19,000	—
Ionad Cois Locha, Dhún Lúiche	—	20,000	—
Páirc Imeartha Naomh Mhuire, Mullach Dearg, Anagaire	—	18,000	—
Páirc Imeartha Dhún Lúiche	—	—	10,760
Páirc Imeartha ag Pobalscoil Chloch Cheann Fhaola	—	—	45,000
(d) National Heritage Council projects (funded from the national lottery for the period to 9 July 1995)
St. Cartha's Church, Kilcar	15,000	—	—
Brownhall Estate, Ballintra	25,000	—	—

*Channelled through the Vote of the Office of Public Works.

The Heritage Council, which I appointed on 10 July 1995 under the Heritage Act, 1995, is an autonomous statutory body which has power to provide assistance, including financial assistance, and advice to persons and bodies in matters relating to its functions. A detailed list of any grants approved or paid by the statutory Heritage Council will be published in its annual reports.

The figures which I have provided above do not take account of moneys expended or approved directly by other bodies under the aegis of my Department such as An Comhairle Ealaíon, Board Scannán na hÉireann, Údarás na Gaeltachta or Bord na Gaeilge during the period in question. Details of grants awarded by such bodies and the location of specific projects funded are available in their annual reports.

In addition to the expenditure to which I have referred the following allocations have been approved by me but not yet expended:—

Scheme	Project	Amount
Cultural Development Incentive Scheme	Art Theatre, Letterkenny	1,500,000
INTERREG	Killbegs Art Centre	100,000

With regard to the information sought by the Deputy on projects funded in each county for the years 1995 and 1996, the position is that my Department provides grants to many hundreds of individuals and bodies, particularly in the context of schemes relating to the Gaeltacht. The countrywide information sought by the Deputy would involve the examination of numerous records and would be difficult to justify in the light of the amount of official time and expense involved. If the Deputy wishes to bring to my attention any particular case or cases she has in mind, I will be glad to supply whatever information I can.