Written Answers - Arts Council

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 740 No. 1

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  447.  Deputy Gerry Adams  Information on Gerry Adams  Zoom on Gerry Adams   asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht  Information on Jimmy Deenihan  Zoom on Jimmy Deenihan   the number of staff in the Arts Council; and the breakdown of the numbers of staff who have specific responsibilities for various sector in the Arts. [23055/11]

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan): Information on Jimmy Deenihan  Zoom on Jimmy Deenihan  I understand that the Arts Council employs 46 whole-time equivalent staff across a range of grades. The following table gives a breakdown of staff employed directly on arts specialist work.

Category Staff
Art forms in the performing and creative arts · Architecture
· Circus
· Dance
· Film
· Literature
· Music
· Opera
· Theatre
· Traditional Arts
· Visual Arts		 15.25 whole-time equivalent staff
Arts practices that are multidisciplinary and/or cross sectoral in nature · Artists’ Supports
· Arts Participation
· European Cultural Contact Point
· Festivals, Street Arts & Spectacle
· International Arts
· Local Arts
· Public Art
· Venues
· Young People Children & Education		 14.75 whole-time equivalent staff

All other employees are cross-functional in support of the work of the Arts Council.

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