39 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the capital spend for artistic and cultural facilities for each year from 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44011/10]

Capital funding for arts and cultural projects supported by my Department is provided from the Cultural Development subhead, D5, of Vote 35 of the Revised Estimates Volume.

Under this subhead, capital grants are awarded for the development of arts and cultural infrastructure throughout the country. Integrated arts centres, theatres, museums, galleries, arts studios and creative and performance spaces have received capital funding. The table below sets out the payments made under the aforementioned Capital Development subhead D5 since when the Department was established in 2002, to date in 2010.

In addition the National Cultural Institutions National Archives, National Library of Ireland, the Chester Beatty Library etc are provided with annual capital to facilitate exhibitions, the expansion of the national collections, and their conservation.