Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2022
300. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of full-time staff, by job title, working in the National Concert Hall as of 4 October 2022, in tabular form. [49989/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Concert Hall is funded through a combination of Exchequer funding and income generated through its commercial activities. As such, the salaries of its staff members are met from that mix of Exchequer and commercial revenues. While the information sought by the Deputy is a matter for the National Concert Hall, I can confirm that at the end of 2021, the National Concert Hall had 41 staff members.
In January of this year, Government approved the transfer of the National Symphony Orchestra and Choirs from RTÉ to the National Concert Hall with effect from 24 January 2022. Additional Exchequer funding was provided to the National Concert Hall to cover, inter alia, the full cost of the salaries of the members of the National Symphony Orchestra and ancillary staff transferring from RTÉ. At the time of transfer this was 54 musicians and 9 ancillary staff.
