The core exchequer allocation from my department to Údarás na Gaeltachta in respect of 2006 was €36.276m, comprising €11.056m for current administration, €3.72m for current programmes and €21.5m for capital projects. Given that the core exchequer allocation for 2020 is €23.652m, the estimated cost of increasing Údarás na Gaeltachta funding to that level would be €12.624m.
However, it should also be noted that Údarás na Gaeltachta will receive additional non-core exchequer funding of €3m from my Department for 2020 in respect of language planning activities in addition to €350,000 for cultural activities.