§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much public money was granted by(a) the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, (b) the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, (c) the Ultach Trust and (d) Foras na Gaeilge towards the publication of creative writing in the Irish language in Northern Ireland in each year since 1999. [168560]
§ Angela SmithThe Arts Council of Northern Ireland has not made funding available specifically for the publication of writing in the Irish language. However, the Arts Council have given £6,000 per annum to "An tUltach", an Irish language literary and cultural magazine, and in 2003–04, £27,200 to an arts supplement published by Lá, an Irish language newspaper. Both these publications include an element of creative writing in Irish.
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure's funds in support of the arts in Northern Ireland is disbursed chiefly through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Department has not made any funding directly available for the publication of creative writing in the Irish language.
The Ultach Trust is a registered charitable trust. It is not directly funded by Northern Ireland Departments and the Government are not responsible for the Trust's expenditure.
Foras na Gaeilge has not provided any funding for the publication of creative writing in the Irish language.