§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of expenditure incurred to date related to the cultural traditions programme in Northern Ireland.
§ Dr. MawhinneySince the cultural traditions programme was introduced the Department of Education and the central community relations unit have incurred the following expenditure:
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Department of Education £000 Arts Council Various drama, music, dance and story-telling projects and local arts festivals 140 Ulster Museum "Kings in Conflict" Exhibition and production of associated work-packs for schools 95 Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (i) Completion and conversion of Cluan Place Terrace to schools residential accommodation (ii) Initial work towards the production of an Ulster Dialect Dictionary 105 Ulster-American Folk Park (i) Secondment of teacher to develop classroom materials on the emigration theme
Department of Education £000 (ii) Feasibility study relating to possible establishment of schools residential accommodation (iii) Fees for guide/lecturers. 50 Institute of Irish Studies Part publication of Ordnance Survey Memoirs and support for salary of part-time researcher and assistant in this field 11 BBC "Today and Yesterday" Festival for primary schools at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum 9 Old Museum Building Contribution towards refurbishment costs to enable building to open for local community arts activities 30 Education for Mutual Understanding Programme Production of materials for use in the classroom, by Stranmillis Training College and others 80
Central Community Relations Unit: Publications Subsidy Scheme Support for cultural traditions publications 100 Media Support Local history programmes, cross-community drama 81 Ulster Local History Trust Fund Support for publications by local history groups 125 Irish Language Support Ultach Trust and adult education programmes 86