Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022
327. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of the totality of grant-aid and or financial assistance provided to organisations in respect of the hosting of a tournament (details supplied). [7559/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government had committed to covering the costs of the national promotion programme, security and a free transport programme for EURO 2020 in Dublin. At the time of the cancellation of the matches due to COVID-19, expenditure on the free transport programme and security had not yet taken place and would have been focused around the tournament.
Expenditure totalling €865,809. was incurred on elements of the national promotion programme in the lead up to the planned tournament as set out below:
- A grant of €751,384 was paid in instalments between 2018 and 2021 to the Football Association of Ireland by Fáilte Ireland in respect of the National Football Exhibition.
- A grant of €560,091 was allocated to Dublin City Council by Fáilte Ireland for a range of national promotion programme projects. However, of this allocation, a total of €114,425 was ultimately drawn down by Dublin City Council between 2020 and 2021 in two instalments Ireland in respect of promotional events including the 2019 New Year Festival, the Dublin International Film Festival, initial design work for dressing of railway stations and work on a Saint Patrick’s Festival pageant for the 2020 parade (which was cancelled due to Covid-19). The balance of the grant was not drawn down.
