Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 October 2014
619. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available to support non-State museums, particularly those operated at the community level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38262/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraSince 2008, my Department has operated a scheme of funding support for small and medium-sized museums across all of the regions to promote and enhance the marketing of these institutions, and to further programmes established to attract the aged, young, and socially disadvantaged to visit these institutions. Cultural events held in museums to attract a local and tourist audience, and/or to promote museums as focal centres of the local community, have also been supported through this scheme, which is known as the Local and Regional Museums Scheme. Details of the 2014 Scheme and the funding awarded under it can be found on my Department's website at: http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Culture/Schemes/LocalandRegionalMuseumSchemeApplication/ and Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Website - May 2014 Press Releases. My Department has also operated a small programme to encourage the mobility of exhibits/exhibitions between National Cultural Institutions and local/regional facilities.
