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In December the Arts Council received its budget allocation of €69.15 million for 2010. This level of funding, despite the enormous pressure on public resources, underscores the commitment to the arts of the Government and, in particular, of the Minister for the Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD.
The allocation does represent a significant reduction in funding, and its impact, along with previous reductions, will be felt hard across the sector. In 2009, with a final grant-in-aid of €73.35 million, the Arts Council did everything possible to minimise the effect of the reductions in its grant to artists and organisations and get best value for public money. The Council used savings from previous years and even allocated some of 2010 its budget in advance. While this meant we were able to invest almost €78 million in 2009, simple arithmetic dictates that the drop to 2010 levels will be all the more difficult.
Nonetheless, the Arts Council is best placed to invest this money wisely, and we will redouble our efforts to ensure that people right across the country have access to the best of the arts in 2010.
The full statement from our Chairman, Pat Moylan, is available to read in this month’s newsletter.
Consensus of many comments so far is that the National Campaign for the Arts was instrumental in reducing the severity of the cuts. The campaign will continue in the coming year. For some details, check here:
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan's full speech:
http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/budget2010/speech/
Budget News
Date: 18 Dec 2009
From the Arts Council's Newsletter:In December the Arts Council received its budget allocation of €69.15 million for 2010. This level of funding, despite the enormous pressure on public resources, underscores the commitment to the arts of the Government and, in particular, of the Minister for the Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD.
The allocation does represent a significant reduction in funding, and its impact, along with previous reductions, will be felt hard across the sector. In 2009, with a final grant-in-aid of €73.35 million, the Arts Council did everything possible to minimise the effect of the reductions in its grant to artists and organisations and get best value for public money. The Council used savings from previous years and even allocated some of 2010 its budget in advance. While this meant we were able to invest almost €78 million in 2009, simple arithmetic dictates that the drop to 2010 levels will be all the more difficult.
Nonetheless, the Arts Council is best placed to invest this money wisely, and we will redouble our efforts to ensure that people right across the country have access to the best of the arts in 2010.
The full statement from our Chairman, Pat Moylan, is available to read in this month’s newsletter.
Consensus of many comments so far is that the National Campaign for the Arts was instrumental in reducing the severity of the cuts. The campaign will continue in the coming year. For some details, check here:
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan's full speech:
http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/budget2010/speech/
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