Cork Theatre Company funding
Barry asks for lottery support for the Cork Theatre Company and adequate Arts Council funding; the Tánaiste cites the company’s increased grant and says Arts Council funding is primarily responsible.
asked the Taoiseach if he will provide moneys from the national lottery through the Arts Council for the Cork Theatre Company which is in jeopardy; and the action he proposes to take to ensure that adequate funds are available to the Arts Council of 1989.
Comment on this
I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 5 together.
I am fully aware of the excellent work which is being done by both the Cork Theatre Company and the Belltable Arts Centre. The financing of these facilities is primarily a matter for the Arts Council which, out of its increased funding, raised the grant to the Cork Theatre Company from £15,500 in 1985 to £60,000 in 1988 and raised the grant to the Belltable Arts Centre from £16,000 to £40,000 in the same period.