Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
470. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of the €270,063,000 current expenditure on arts and culture programmes outlined in Budget 2021 that consisted of once-off expenditure to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic; and the baseline expenditure figure once Covid-19 contingency-specific allocations are excluded. [31028/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe REV2021 current allocation of €270m for Arts & Culture represents an increase of over 40% on the comparable figure for 2020.
The Arts & Culture sector has been amongst those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic across our economy. The crisis has utterly changed the landscape in which the sector operates and the 2021 allocation for the programme area recognises the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the sector.
The individual subhead allocations also reflect the various commitments contained in the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future - including Commemorations, Culture Investment, Creative Ireland, Culture 2025 and investment in the Film / Audio Visual sector.
There is no specific categorisation of funding allocations within this or any other programme area across my Department’s Vote, other than by subhead.
