To ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQW 46074/11-15, to detail the amount of funding received by central hubs in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Portstewart; and (iii) Limavady through the North West Socio Economic Development Programme, since its inception.

Through the North West Socio Economic Development Programme, a number of cultural hubs received funding to purchase high tech equipment and software.

In Coleraine, the Ballysally Youth and Community Centre received £20,000 for equipment including laptops, iPads and other music equipment. In Portstewart, the Flowerfield Centre received £10,000 for equipment including a 3D scanner and printer. In Limavady, St Mary’s School received £30,000 for computers, camera equipment and printers, whilst the Glens Community Association received £8,000 for iPads.

In addition to funding for Cultural Hubs, Coleraine Borough Council also received £100,000 to procure a mobile stage facility for use by all communities in the Borough for community festivals and events in their local areas and estates and a further £20,000 to deliver the WOMAD Coleraine ‘Culture of Peace’ Legacy Programme.

Limavady Borough Council received £20,000 to deliver a cultural programme of events. The Stendhal Festival in Limavady also received £100,000 for site management and production equipment and a £30,000 resource grant to assist with the running of the 2015 festival, whilst the Dannyboy Jazz and Blues Festival received £26,400 for equipment.