The arts and cultural institutions unit seeks to create an environment enabling Ireland’s national cultural institutions to flourish by providing financial resources and an appropriate policy framework. It promotes artistic expression, cultural awareness and participation through appropriate policy, and the legislative and resource framework. The current expenditure section develops and implements arts and culture to enhance access and consolidate the social and economic role of arts, culture and film. The capital expenditures section supports development in the arts, culture and infrastructure.
It operates in conjunction with the Revenue Commissioners, certain tax-based incentives. It provides support to the Irish Film Board in the development of indigenous films. The film section deals with the development, monitoring and evaluation of policy for the sustainable development of the film industry. The Department’s functions include arts, culture, film, music, oversight of Ireland’s cultural institutions, the built and natural heritage, the Irish language, as well as North-South cooperation in relation to Waterways Ireland and An Foras Teanga. It seeks to promote the Irish language and support the Gaeltacht. The Department is responsible for policy in the areas of conservation, protection, development and presentation of Ireland’s cultural and heritage assets. It brought together functions of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht affairs. The Department was re-established in June 2011 as part of the reorganization of the departments by the incoming government. The Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport was established in 2010. In 2002 the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht affairs was established and subsisted until 2010. In 2002 the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht affairs was established. In 2002 it became the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism. In 1997 it became the Department of Arts, Heritage, the Gaeltacht and the Islands until 2002. The Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht was established in 1993.
The Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation was established in 1997 and continued until 2002. The Department of Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry established in 1986 and continued until 1987. The Department of Tourism and Trade was established in 1993 and continued until 1997.
The Department of the Gaeltacht was established in 1956 and it continued until 1993.
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