Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1292. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department or the Digital Hub Development Agency provides funding to local authorities here for the purposes of co-ordinating and building upon the work of the Digital Hub Development Agency. [1151/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides funding to the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) which was established under the Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003 to support digital entrepreneurship through the creation of a cluster of enterprises focussed on digital content and technology. The Agency is funded through a combination of Exchequer funding and commercial income and the DHDA uses its Exchequer funding to support the fulfilment of its statutory objectives.
Neither my Department nor the DHDA has provided funding to Local Authorities in relation to the work of the DHDA. While no funding is provided to Local Authorities, the DHDA has advised me that it has worked on a number of initiatives with Dublin City Council and is soon to collaborate with all four Dublin Local Authorities on the Smart Dublin initiative.
