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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Ceisteanna (196)

Noel Grealish

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196. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills if musical organisations here are in receipt of funding to provide for instrumental music and learning; if so, the organisations concerned; the amount received in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7026/18]

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My Department funds a number of music education organisations, both directly and through a number of initiatives, including Music Generation. 

Music Generation was formed by a partnership between U2, Music Network, the International Funds for Ireland and the education sector has enabled a series of Music Education Partnerships (MEPs) to be established around the country on a phased basis to provide vocal and instrumental music tuition for young people. The intention was that the philanthropic contributions would fund 50% of the initiative in the early years of development with local Music Education Partners (VECs (now ETBs) and local authorities) providing the other 50%, and that programmes would be continued into the future with Exchequer funding when the philanthropic donations cease.

Philanthropic funding for Phase 1 of Music Generation was phased out and the Department of Education and Skills has taken over 50% funding of Music Generation between 2014 and 2016, with the balance provided by partners in the local MEPs. In 2016 all funding for established Phase 1 Music Education Partnerships came from the DES and the local partnerships, without philanthropic support.

Agreement was given for Phase 2 of Music Generation to proceed by the Department in 2016. Funded initially by philanthropic donations (U2 and The Ireland Funds) it involves the launch of up to 9 new Music Education Partnerships. These are initially being funded by philanthropic funding, including from U2, but will move, as for Phase 1, towards exchequer funding.

The application process for Phase 2 closed in May 2017 and in September 2017, Music Generation announced 9 new areas of Ireland that will receive philanthropic funding from U2 and the Ireland Funds to create increased access to non-mainstream music education for children and young people in their local areas.

On 7 December 2017, at the launch of the Creative Youth programme, An Taoiseach announced that Phase 3 of Music Generation would proceed in the coming years, funded entirely with exchequer funding.  

Music Generation currently reaches over 41,000 children and young people annually. This number will increase with the establishment of Phase 2 MEPs, and again with nationwide roll-out.

Year

€m

2017

2.485

2016

2.545

2015

1.4

Phase   1 MEPs

Phase   2 MEPs

Louth

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown

Mayo

Leitrim

Sligo

Galway City

Cork City

Galway County

Laois

Roscommon

Wicklow

Wexford

Carlow

Waterford

Limerick City

Kilkenny

Offaly/Westmeath

Cavan/Monaghan

Clare

 

South Dublin

 

 * Co-Operation Hours

Co-operation hours are allocated for a number of different purposes, including for music education. These are additional teacher allocation hours which are to be used for special projects. Four ETBs get Co-Operation hours related to Music. For example, City of Dublin ETB get 15,000 hours for Ballyfermot Music Centre. Limerick and Clare get 21,181 hours for the Limerick School of Music. Cork receives a further 30,000 co-operation hours for the Music Scheme Cork. Co-operation hours provide high quality music tuition for over 38,000 students annually.

Year

€m

2017

 6.08

2016

 6.08

2015

 6.08

ETB

Name of Centre

Hours   approved 2014/15

Hours approved 2016/17

Hours approved 2017/18

City of Dublin

Ballyfermot Music Centre

15,000

15,000

15,000

Galway and Roscommon

Music Scheme GTI

1,000

1,000

1,000

Limerick and Clare

School of Music

21,181

21,181

21,181

 

Northside Learning Hub

600

600

600

 

Music Centre Ennis

1,000

1,000

1,000

Cork

Music Scheme Cork

30,000

30,000

30,000

 

 

68,781

68,781

68,781

* Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary

The Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary is a DES funded initiative to provide additional funding to non-mainstream educational initiatives. The purpose of the scheme is to provide support by way of a cash grant, to established, smaller-scale, non-mainstream music education/community music initiatives with limited or no access to other forms of public funding. Grants are not intended for use on capital expenditure such as structural/building costs, but can be used for instruments. Award of the bursary is done based on published criteria. The scheme was first established in 2016 and continued in 2017.

 Year

€m

2017

0.1

2016

0.6

2015

-

2017 Bursary Awards

€15,000 - Whitefriar Street String Project, Dublin 2.

€10,000 - Citywise Durken Education Centre, Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

€10,000 - Crumlin Community Youth Band, Dublin 12.

€10,000 - Cavan-Monaghan LAEP – Counties Cavan and Monaghan.

€11,000 - Finglas Concert Band – Dublin 11.

€5,000 - Limerick City Rhythm & Swing - Limerick City, County Limerick.

€2,000 - Cork Youth Orchestra – County Cork.

€4,000 - Innisboffin Island – County Galway.

€2,500 - Artane Boys Band – Dublin 5.

€2,500 - Ballymore Eustace – County Kildare.

€2,500 - Bandon Concert Band – County Cork.

€2,500 - Blanchardstown Brass Band – Dublin 15.

€2,500 - Clara Town Band – County Offaly

€2,500 - Colour My Strings

€2,500 - HFC Concert Band

€2,500 - CCE Club Cheoil Ballyphelane – County Cork.

€ 1,000 each for

- CCE Camross Laois, County Laois.

- CCE Cluain Tarbh, Clontarf, Dublin 3.

- CCE Anne Devlin Comhaltas Branch, Aughrim, County Wicklow.

- CCE Bray, County Wicklow.

- CCE Gorey/Ballygarrett, Gorey, Carrig an Bannow, County Wexford.

- CCE Charleville, County Cork.

- CCE Portmarnock, County Dublin.

- CCE Chill Bheolain, Milford, County Cork.

- CCE Kilmovee, Ballaghderreen, County Mayo.

- CCE Danescastle Music Group, County Wexford.

- CCE Rahan, Tullamore, County Offaly.

- CCE Rathaneska, Stradbally, County Laois.

- CCE Spink, Abbeyleix, County Laois.

2016 Bursary Awards

€10,000 - St. Agnes Community Centre for Music and Arts

€10,000 - DIT Ballymun Music Programme

€2,500 - Galway Roscommon ETB Initiative

€2,500 - Kerry ETB Initiative

€2,500 - Musical Youth Foundation

€2,500 - Kiltra School of Music

€2,000 - Radhairc Ceilteach Baile Munna

€1,000 each for

- Colour my Strings

- Letterkenny & District Pipe Band

- Achill Pipe Band

- Steadfast Shoes Brass Band

- Mullaghboy Accordion Band

- Rahan Comhaltas

- Blanchardstown Brass Band

- HFC Concert Band

- Carndonagh Brass Band

- Supertones Choir

- St. Patrick’s Brass Band Galway

- Manor Kilbride Music School

- Clara Town Band

- Cullen Pipe Band

- Loch Garman Band

- Dungarvan Brass Band

- Clonakilty Brass Band

- Corduff Pipe Band

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