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Ref: RFI 31/09

29 April 2009

Dear Max Power

FREEDOM OF INFORMATIN ACT 2000

I refer to your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. which provides the right of access to recorded information held by the Department.

I am writing to inform you that following a search of our records, the information which you requested is as follows.

Financial Year	Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Recurrent Funding	Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Capital Funding	Northern Ireland Museums Council Recurrent Funding	Northern Ireland Museums Council Capital Funding
2004/2005	£1.144m	£614k	£352k	£40k
2005/2006	£1.140m	£2.239m	£281k
2006/2007	£1.36m	£207k	£300k
2007/2008	£1.35m	£93k	£306k
2008/2009	£1.37m	£135k	£309k

You should note that the Department funds the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium as a single organisation. The split of the funding allocations between the Observatory and the Planetarium is for the organisation to decide.

You have the right to request that the Department formally review this decision within 2 calendar months of the date of this correspondence. If you wish to do so, please write to:-

Information Management Branch

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

Causeway Exchange

1-7 Bedford Street

BELFAST

BT1 7FB

Telephone: 028 90515126

E-mail: [email address]

If you are still dissatisfied after completion of the internal review you may appeal and have an independent review carried out by writing to the:

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Brian Smart

Tel. No: 02890 515008

E-mail: [email address]