Claim: Central arts funding per capita in Northern Ireland is £4.72 per year, compared with £22.50 per person, per year in Ireland.
Fact-check: Is arts funding per capita almost five times higher in Ireland than it is in Northern Ireland? - FactCheckNI
Verdict: at the time of the claim, those figures were correct. however, planned budget cuts for the arts council ni have since been reduced – and exchange rates have also changed. arts funding in ireland is now closer to four times higher than in ni, rather than five. it's worth noting that the arts council of ireland has a slightly wider funding remit than the equivalent body here.
Organisation: FactCheckNI
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2023-07-04T00:00:00