Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 May 2018
649. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of Arts Council grant funding awarded to a company (details supplied) in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23245/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Arts Council is statutorily independent under the Arts Act 2003 and as Minister I have no function in relation to the Council’s funding decisions. However, following an enquiry on the matter the Arts Council has informed my Department that it has not provided funding for the company referred to in the question.
The Deputy may wish to know that the Arts Council's website provides information of all funding decisions made by the Arts Council from 2008 to date. Funding decisions are also routinely published in the Arts Council newsletter and in the Arts Council's annual reports which are also available in the publications section of the Arts Council's website.
