Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 December 2012

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Ceisteanna (112)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

112. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to make further payments either directly from his Department or through an Bord Scannan to Solas - Galway Picture Palace before the end of the year in view of the significant progress being made with this project in recent months both from a building perspective and also in collecting private finance for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56120/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

My Department has no plans to make further payments to the Solas – Galway Picture Palace Project before the end of the year.

Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board is a statutorily independent agency with its own management structure and board and decisions relating to funding are ones for that organisation to make.

I welcome the progress made to date on the project and look forward to continued progress in 2013.