AQW 29869/22-27
Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford
Tabled Date: 03/07/2025
Answered On Date: 05/08/2025
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail a breakdown of the monies allocated in this financial year for (i) Ulster Scots culture and language; and (ii) Irish language.
Answer:
This table represents funding supplied by DfC and National Museums NI which is a DfC ALB. The Irish Government provides additional funding to support both the Irish Language and the Ulster Scots Language, Culture and Heritage. DfC Programme Funding | £ | Language | Ulster-Scots Agency | 2,000,000 | Ulster-Scots | Ulster-Scots Development Programmes | 103,000 | Ulster-Scots | Foras na Gaeilge | 3,600,000 | Irish | Irish Language Development Programmes | 103,000 | Irish | Líofa | 50,000 | Irish | Gaeltacht Quarter Economic Development Programme | 136,000 | Irish | ALB Funding from National Museums NI | | | | 6,500 | Ulster-Scots | | 10,550 | Irish | Total | 6,009,050 | |
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