Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
458. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that was provided to each county under each funding scheme from an agency (details supplied) for each of the past five years from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31001/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe agency referred to by the Deputy is the primary mechanism through which the Government supports the Arts in Ireland. Funding increased from €65m in 2017 to €130m in 2021 and details are shown in the table below.
|
Year |
Annual funding |
|
2017 |
€65.15m |
|
2018 |
€68.2 million |
|
2019 |
€75.0 million |
|
2020 |
€105.0 million |
|
2021 |
€130 million |
The Council is statutorily independent in relation to its funding and executive decisions. Details of the expenditure and the individual grant amounts can be viewed on the Council's decisions database gives a listing of 2008–2021 Arts Council funding decisions. This can be accessed at this link www.artscouncil.ie/funding-decisions/. Funding decisions are routinely published in the Arts Council newsletter, and historical decisions are recorded in the Arts Council's annual reports which are available online in the publications section of that website www.artscouncil.ie/publications/?&Category=Annual%20reports.
