Committee Calls for Clarity on Budget

Session: Session currently unavailable

Date: 10 December 2015

Reference: CAL 01/15/16

At its meeting on 10 December, the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure received a briefing from DCAL officials regarding possible scenarios for the Department’s 2016/17 budget.

The Committee was made aware that budget cuts may have to be made in 2016/17 and the Committee was being invited to indicate priority areas for next year’s budget. However, the Committee regrets that it has received insufficient detail from the Department to provide meaningful commentary, and is extremely worried at the prospect of cuts coming through that will have grave implications for the sectors that the Committee currently scrutinises. 

It is difficult for the Committee to comment on budget priorities without the detailed information that it requires and has asked for in the past. The Committee has asked officials to come back with further information.

ENDS

Notes to Editor:  

The current membership of the Committee is as follows:

Committee Chairperson: Nelson McCausland

Deputy Chairperson: Gordon Dunne

William Humphrey

David Hilditch

Cathal Ó hOisín

Rosaleen McCorley

Karen McKevitt

Dominic Bradley

Oliver McMullan

Basil McCrea

Leslie Cree

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