NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016
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INFORMATION 1.
BOARD REPORT 2-3.
RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT 4.
STATEMENT OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL 5-8.
CHAIRPERSON’S FOREWORD 9-10.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S FOREWORD 11-13.
AUDITORS’ REPORT 15-16.
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 17.
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 18.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 19.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 20.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22-35. NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016
INFORMATION
BOARD: Maura McGrath (Chairperson) James Cavanagh Rebecca Gageby Gerard Gillen Eleanor McEvoy Máire O’Connor Michael O’Donovan John Reynolds Don Thornhill
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Simon Taylor SECRETARY: John Nolan HEAD OFFICE: Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
BANKERS: Bank of Ireland, 39, St. Stephen’s Green East, Dublin 2.
SOLICITORS: Philip Lee Solicitors, 7/8, Wilton Terrace Dublin 2.
NCH BOARD
Rebecca Gageby, Gerard Gillen, Don Thornhill, Máire O’Connor, Michael O’Donovan, Maura McGrath, John Reynolds, Eleanor McEvoy and James Cavanagh.
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BOARD REPORT
The Board has pleasure in submitting its Report together with the financial statements for the period from 1 February 2016 (date of establishment) to 31 December 2016.
On 1 February 2016, An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall was established as a Statutory Body under the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 (‘Act’). The establishment day order (SI 29 of 2016) published in Iris Oifigiúil on 26 January 2016 enabled this. Section 26(5) of the Act deems the first ‘financial year’ of operations to be “the period commencing on establishment day and ending on 31 December of that year to be a financial year”. The first ‘financial year’ of operations is therefore an eleven month period, 1 February – 31 December 2016.
PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS AND OPERATING REVIEW
The principal functions of the organisation under the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 are:- (a) to provide and operate, having regard to international standards and good practice, the national venue for the performance, appreciation and enjoyment of musical, creative, artistic and cultural activities including the promotion of concerts and recitals of artistic, educational and cultural value, (b) in the public interest, to promote and support the performance, knowledge, appreciation, creation and enjoyment of music as an integral part of Irish life, (c) to entertain, educate and engage the public through musical experiences, and (d) to encourage and promote inclusivity, participation, creativity, experimentation and involvement in music through engagement with diverse individuals and communities as performers, participants, composers or audience members.
The operating review is outlined in the Chairperson’s Foreword.
RESULTS FOR THE 11 MONTH PERIOD
The accounts for the period from 1 February 2016 (date of establishment) to 31 December 2016 are set out on pages 17 to 35. The results for this period on ordinary activities and after transfer to capital redevelopment reserve show a deficit of €132,166.
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The principal risk and uncertainty affecting the organisation for the year ahead is the potential reduction in funding from government grants received and the effects this may have on the ongoing operations of the organisation. The organisation also faces risks and uncertainties which would include but are not limited to international and local economic conditions, their effect on customer spending in the area of the organisation’s principal activity and their effect on discretionary consumer spending in general. The Board manage these risks by endeavouring to ensure that the organisation has adequate current financial support and by actively seeking to further increase turnover.
RESERVES
The accumulated surplus on Income and Expenditure Account amounted to €1,438,064 at 31 December 2016. In addition other reserves at 31 December 2016 amount to €315,609.
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ACCOUNTING RECORDS
The measures taken by the Board to ensure compliance regarding proper accounting records are the implementation of necessary policies and procedures for recording transactions, the employment of competent accounting personnel with appropriate expertise and the provision of adequate resources to the financial function. The accounting records of the organisation are maintained at the National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.
TRANSFER OF ENGAGEMENT
On 1 February 2016 the National Concert Hall was established as a statutory body under the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015. On this date An Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall Company ceased to exist and a statutory body An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall (“NCH”) was established. All assets and liabilities of the company were transferred to the statutory body.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
No comparative figures are available to include in the body of this report as the 11 month period 1 February – 31 December 2016 forms the first financial period for the NCH as a statutory body.
Signed on behalf of the board
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor
25 May 2017 25 May 2017
ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA WITH DANIELE GATTI, CONDUCTOR
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RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
The chief executive officer (“CEO”), under the direction of the Board, is responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable Irish law, regulations and accounting standards.
The Act requires the CEO, under direction of the Board to prepare financial statements for each financial year. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 and FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in Ireland and the UK” issued by the Financial Reporting Council, and promulgated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. The Board must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the organisation as at the financial year end date and of the surplus or deficit of the organisation for the financial year and otherwise comply with the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015.
In preparing these financial statements, the Board are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, identify those standards, and note the effect and the reasons for any material departure from those standards; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the organisation will continue in business.
The CEO, under the direction of the Board, shall cause to be kept on a continuous basis proper books of account of all the income and expenditure of the organisation, and of the sources of such income and the subject matter of such expenditure, and of the property, assets and liabilities of the organisation, and the chief executive officer shall cause to be kept such other accounts as the Minister or the Board with the consent of the Minister may direct from time to time to be kept in such form as the Minister or the Board may direct.
The Board is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the organisation and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The operating review is outlined in the Chairperson’s Foreword.
Signed on behalf of the board
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor
Signed by the chief executive officer
Simon Taylor
25 May 2017
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STATEMENT OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL
OVERVIEW OF AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL (NCH)
An Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall was originally established as a company limited by guarantee under the aegis of the Department of an Taoiseach and presented its first concert on 9th September 1981. The overseeing government department changed in the intervening years since 1981 to that of Arts, culminating with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
On 1 February 2016 An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall was established as a Statutory Body. The legislation - National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 - underpinned the unique and vital place that the NCH has in the national cultural landscape and secures the future of the body by enshrining it by way of specific legislation, setting out an inspiring and ambitious remit for the future, in accordance with the Board’s vision: to be seen worldwide as one of the great venues for music whilst playing a pivotal role in the musical and cultural life of Irish people.
The principal functions of An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall are set out in the 2015 Act as follows:- (a) to provide and operate, having regard to international standards and good practice, the national venue for the performance, appreciation and enjoyment of musical, creative, artistic and cultural activities including the promotion of concerts and recitals of artistic, educational and cultural value, (b) in the public interest, to promote and support the performance, knowledge, appreciation, creation and enjoyment of music as an integral part of Irish life, (c) to entertain, educate and engage the public through musical experiences, and (d) to encourage and promote inclusivity, participation, creativity, experimentation and involvement in music through engagement with diverse individuals and communities as performers, participants, composers or audience members.
BOARD OF THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL
The term of the last Board of Directors of the NCH as a limited company ceased on 31 January 2016 in line with the company’s dissolution and the establishment of a statutory body. The members of the new Board of the NCH were appointed on 24 June 2016. As a consequence of the State’s process of appointment no Board existed during the intervening period.
The current Board convened without delay and undertook a process of induction for its members.
The Board adopted a formal schedule of matters reserved for its decision in 2016. Five formal meetings of the new Board took place in 2016 since its appointment on 24 June 2016.
BOARD COMMITTEES
Three committees of the Board have been established namely:- Audit and Risk Committee (“ARC”); Strategic HR, Organisational Development, Performance and Capability Committee; and the Development of NCH Site & Capital Planning Committee. Each of these committees has its own specific Terms of Reference.
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The ARC is comprised of members who possess the requisite skill sets and knowledge to support the Board in its responsibilities for issues of risk, control and governance. In 2016 its members included Máire O’Connor (chairperson), Michael O’Donovan, Don Thornhill and Des Quigley (external member).
The Audit and Risk Committee formed on 7 September 2016 under terms of reference in line with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016, has held four meetings since its appointment.
The Board’s approach to risk allocates responsibility for risk management and establishes a framework within which risks are identified and evaluated so that an appropriate response can be determined and affected. The risk management process is designed for the effective assessment and identification of any issues which could prevent the NCH from achieving its objectives, and by ensuring that procedures are in place to minimise, or manage, those risks. It therefore involves a planned and systematic approach to the identification, assessment and mitigation of the risks that could hinder the achievement of the NCH’s strategic objectives.
STRATEGY AND VISION
The strategic direction of the NCH is set out in its strategy document ‘Strategy 2015-2020’.
INTERNAL AUDIT
The internal audit function is outsourced to a professional firm which was appointed by means of a public tender. The internal auditors were appointed on 1st December 2014.
The internal auditors completed five separate audits and provided reports on each during 2016.
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS & MANAGEMENT TOOLS
The internal auditors reported in 2016 that in relation to their ‘High Level Review of the System of Internal Financial Control’ the main findings were that the NCH has developed good financial controls and procedures and that these are generally operating effectively.
The management accounts, including budgets and forecasts for the organisation are considered at each meeting of the Board of Directors and form a standard agenda item.
BUDGETS AND BUDGETARY CONTROL
The Board approves the forthcoming year’s budget annually in advance.
Management Accounts and Forecasts are prepared on a monthly basis.
The NCH adopts a relatively sophisticated approach to budgetary control. Individual budgets are monitored using variance analysis as a control technique. Variance analysis is a key element of performance management and a tool of budgetary control through the quantitative investigation of variances between the budgeted amounts provided versus the actual values incurred/generated. This management control technique attempts to identify and explain the reasons for differences between a budgeted amount and an actual amount reported. Such analysis is carried out for both costs and revenues.
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SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (“ICT”) SYSTEMS
The NCH’s ICT policy, systems, operations, maintenance processes and usage are aligned so that:
ICT services’ provisions are in line with the NCH’s business requirements based on existing Government standards and best practices. NCH institutional information resources and services are highly secure using appropriate controls. Both employees of the NCH, and the public use ICT facilities and services in an appropriate and responsible manner. Annual maintenance includes appropriate testing to ensure that risks are identified and, where necessary, appropriate action taken to mitigate these risks.
Applications Maintenance and Support
The NCH manages its ICT infrastructure by ensuring that its operations are optimized for delivery of a high level service quality which supports business-relevant operations based on ICT planning and management best practices.
The administration and maintenance of applications is an on-going process and planned to last throughout the life cycle of ICT applications.
BOARD STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL
The Board of Directors acknowledges its responsibility for ensuring that an effective system of internal financial control is maintained and operated in the NCH and for putting in place processes and procedures for the purpose of ensuring that the system is effective.
The system can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions authorised and properly recorded, and that material errors or irregularities are either prevented or would be detected in a timely period.
KEY CONTROL PROCEDURES
The NCH has taken steps to ensure an appropriate control environment is in place by:
Clearly defining management responsibilities. Developing procedures and regulations which are reviewed regularly and are documented, implemented and up to date. Establishing formal procedures through various committee functions to monitor the activities and safeguard the assets of the organisation (ARC; Strategic HR, Organisational Development, Performance and Capability Committee and Development of NCH Site & Capital Planning Committee). Adopting clear terms of reference for Board Committees. Developing a strong culture of accountability across all levels of the organisation. Ensuring agreements are in place with regard to entities that provide critical services to the NCH.
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The NCH has also developed processes to identify and evaluate business risks. This is achieved in a number of ways including: Adoption of an Enterprise Risk Framework. Identifying key risks, risk owners and the controls and timelines to mitigate these risks. Developing annual and longer term targets and reporting on results achieved. A comprehensive budgeting system with an annual budget which is reviewed and approved by the Board. Regular reviews by the Board of periodic and annual financial reports on financial performance against forecasts. Setting targets to measure financial and other performances. Clearly defined capital investment control guidelines.
The NCH acknowledges its compliance obligations with all relevant legislation/regulations including those relating to procurement.
An Internal Audit Plan is approved by the ARC annually. The plan takes account of areas of potential risk identified in a risk assessment exercise carried out with management at the start of the current planning cycle. Reports are provided to the ARC on assignments carried out. These reports highlight deficiencies or weaknesses, if any, in the system of internal control and the recommended corrective measures to be taken where necessary. The Audit and Risk Committee receives regular reports on the status of issues raised.
The Board of Directors’ monitoring and review of the effectiveness of the system of internal control are informed by the work of the management, who have responsibility for the development and maintenance of the internal control framework, the ARC, Internal Auditors and comments made by External Auditors in their management letters.
The review of internal auditing and internal controls is carried out by the ARC. As such the ARC reviewed all internal audit reports provided in 2016 and conducted as part of the internal audit plan, including internal financial controls at their scheduled meetings during the year. A review of the systems of internal financial control was carried out by the internal auditors in December 2016. The ARC reported to the Board on internal audit reviews conducted during the year and also reported to the Board on the effectiveness of internal financial control for the period ended 31 December 2016 on 30 March 2017.
Signed on behalf of the board
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Chairperson of the Board Chairperson of the ARC
25 May 2017
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CHAIRPERSON’S FOREWORD
I was honoured to be appointed by Minister Heather Humphreys TD as Chairperson of the new Board of the National Concert Hall (‘NCH’) following its establishment as a Statutory Body in February 2016. This legislation, the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015, underpinned and reaffirms the unique and vital place the NCH has in our national cultural landscape and secures its future by setting out an inspiring and ambitious remit ahead. This is in accordance with our own vision: to be seen worldwide as one of the great venues for music whilst playing a pivotal role in the musical and cultural life of Irish people. As custodians of our national musical heritage, embracing traditional music as well as classical composers, popular songwriters as well as contemporary artists, we celebrate and support music and musicians of all genres, offering enriching and creative experiences to our audiences and championing life-long musical engagement.
In its role as a national cultural institution the NCH strives to bring music in all its many and varied forms into the lives of the public it exists to serve. I hold a deeply held belief in the importance of music to all our lives and throughout all our life stages.
The Hall’s output ranges across all musical genres and includes an extensive education and outreach programme. During 2016 the NCH also made a major contribution to the 1916 centenary programme through a series of landmark cultural projects. A programme of redevelopment commenced in 2016 with the restoration of the historic Kevin Barry Rooms opened by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD and Minister Heather Humphreys TD, on 11th April 2016. These rooms were the setting for the meeting of the second Dáil Éireann and the Treaty debates of 1921/22.
The Board is currently working with the Office of Public Works (‘OPW’) to develop a master-plan for the site in line with NCH Strategy 2015-2020. This will be an exciting, ambitious and challenging transformation at the NCH. It will include significant refurbishment and upgrading of the main auditorium; a second 500 seat recital space, a dedicated education centre and a rehearsal space for the RTÉ NSO. The works will incorporate the essential improvement of public and back-stage facilities; the necessary infrastructure for digital distribution of concert and education works to a wider public, inclusive of all musical tastes and across all ages. The ambition of the Board and myself as Chairperson is to see the full potential of the National Concert Hall brought to fruition. Over the next five years we will work closely with the Chief Executive and his management team to deliver a National Concert Hall of which we can all be proud.
In 2016, I am happy to report that the NCH hosted over 1,000 events; numbers in attendance were significant, welcoming over 312,000 patrons to the NCH. Ticket sales generated direct income for own promoted concerts of €1¾m and a further €5¼m for third parties for the full year. Advance ticket sales for future concerts bookings increased by €½m over the full year. These ticket sales are vital to the ongoing business of the NCH. For the first ‘financial year’ as a statutory body (Feb/Dec 2016) total income was in excess of €7m (trading income €4.7m, grant €2.4m) but, despite this, the NCH reported a net deficit with challenges continuing in generating sufficient support from private, corporate and philanthropic funding to meet the needs of the NCH. However, I wish to recognise the great contribution made by our sponsors and donors who unfailingly continue to support the NCH and
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without whom many programmes would not be possible or sustainable. The subvention from the State forms approximately one third of the NCH’s income and the balance is derived from trading activities.
The high quality and number of concerts and events held at the NCH in 2016, and particularly in this special centenary celebration year are testament to our dedicated staff at all levels who commit their time, boundless energies and talents to making the NCH what it is – an iconic venue loved by all. I wish to acknowledge the dedication of the staff, management and CEO in their continuous efforts and contribution to the NCH.
I wish to conclude by thanking my fellow Board members for their dedication, contribution and support. I also wish to acknowledge the support the NCH receives from the Office of Public Works, the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and from our Minister, Heather Humphreys TD.
Maura McGrath Chairperson
25 May 2017
RTÉ NSO
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S FOREWORD
I am pleased to report on a busy and in many ways exceptional year at the National Concert Hall. In addition to the change in our legal status and the opening of the refurbished Kevin Barry Rooms by an Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD (already referred to by the Chairperson), the Ireland 1916/2016 Centenary Programme gave the National Concert Hall the opportunity and additional financial resources to undertake a number of landmark projects. These served to further underline the importance of the National Concert Hall in the musical and cultural life of Ireland and its statutory role as the national venue for the performance, appreciation and enjoyment of music.
The first of our Ireland 2016 projects,Imagining Home was a series of seven consecutive nights at Easter. These took audiences on a fascinating, multi-layered journey through Irish music, literature and culture and brought together many of Ireland’s leading musicians, writers, poets, actors, thinkers and acclaimed international artists to reflect on our recent history, our place in the world and our relationship to it over the last 100 years. The generous and collaborative participation of all the extraordinary talents involved, made this one of the cultural highlights of the 2016 programme nationally. In addition, in association with Culture Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs, the National Concert Hall curated a special event at London’s Royal Festival Hall ‘Imagining Ireland’.
Starboard Home, presented in association with Dublin Port and curated with one of the National Concert Hall’s resident songwriters Paul Noonan was a contemporary song-cycle inspired by the River Liffey and its port and featured artists such as Lisa O’Neill, Cathy Davey, Gemma Hayes, John Sheahan, Declan O’Rourke and James Vincent McMorrow. Accompanying this significant concert was the release of the album ‘Starboard Home’.
‘Song for ‘16’ was a schools competition as part of Ireland 2016 which invited young songwriters to write and perform a song celebrating modern, multi-cultural Ireland. The winning song, Ireland is Our Home by David Adderly (11) was released by Disney Music Group during the year.
In September Composing the Island was an epic 28 concert, three week journey through Irish art music over the last century, presented in association with RTÉ and generously sponsored by Bord na Móna. The series involved both RTÉ orchestras and its other music groups, as well as many of Ireland’s finest classical musicians and ensembles in a once-in-a century celebration of Irish composers.
The Hall’s annual flagship International Concert Series brought together two of our resident ensembles Chamber Choir Ireland and the Irish Baroque Orchestra for Handel’s oratorio Samson in January and the incomparable Choir of King’s College Cambridge rounded off the year in December. In between the Bach Collegium of Japan which made its Irish debut, we had great pianism from Jeremy Denk in Bach and Yundi in Chopin, baritone Christian Gerhaher delighted in Mozart with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, star soprano Angela Gheorghiu shone in Puccini with the RTÉNSO and virtuoso violinist Maxim Vengerov dazzled in recital. Visiting orchestras included Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw to open the 2016/17 season, the Prague Chamber Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic.
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Perspectives, our international contemporary artist series, brought fascinating concerts by Max Richter, Stars of the Lid and the legendary Wayne Shorter Quartet. We presented the world premiere live score version of Terrence Malick’s acclaimed filmThe Tree of Life and our summer season featured sell-out concerts by Melody Gardot, Rufus Wainright and guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel.
The Hall also expanded its programming for children and families, with live orchestra performances of The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Room on the Broom, as well as the ever-popular The Snowman at Christmas.
The Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 was presented to the Vanbrugh Quartet, who also played a big part in the inaugural season for the Kevin Barry Recital Room performing the complete Beethoven string quartets. A residency with fiddler Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, as well as jazz from the great Gary Peacock Trio and special live broadcast of Newstalk’s ‘Talking History’ ensured a vibrant opening Season. The recital room has already found a strong following, with a full season of performances programmed for 2016/17 ranging from the RTÉ Con Tempo Quartet to a guitar series curated by Redmond O’Toole to jazz pianists Jason Moran and Justin Kauflin.
Our resident RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra season highlights included a Stravinsky weekend, a memorable Irish debut by French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann; Patricia Bardon singing Mahler; Stephen Hough in Rachmaninov and very successful concert celebrating the music of Arvo Pärt. Liam O’Flynn joined the orchestra for a St. Patrick’s Day special and other notable successes were Bach’s St. John Passion on Good Friday, a concert with the unique Camille O’Sullivan in July and opera galas with Irish sopranos Celine Byrne and Ailish Tynan.
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra achieved particular acclaim with John Wilson in his final season as Principal Conductor and with its several screenings of Mise Éire, with Sean Ó Riada’s seminal score played live. The orchestra’s Signature Series included Hayley Westenra and Curtis Stigers and both RTÉ orchestras delighted packed houses in their ever-popular summer lunchtime concerts.
The National Concert Hall enjoys close relationships with many external promoters, who brought us an array of great events and artists during the year across all musical genres, including five sell- out concerts by The Gloaming; West End musical star Rebecca Storm; singer Rita Coolidge; singer songwriters Eric Bogle and Albert Hammond; Indian musician Anoushka Shankar and English folk singer Kate Rusby. We also hosted Patrick Cassidy’s The Children of Lir and the Veronica Dunne Singing Competition (won by Egyptian soprano Fatma Said) and full opera performances came from Lyric Opera (Carmen) and Opera and Ballet International (Carmen and Tosca). The many amateur choral societies that perform at the Hall are an important part of our programme too, as are the regular Friday evening organ recitals presented in association with Pipeworks.
We are always particularly pleased to work with the next generation of Irish musicians and educational institutions such as the Royal Irish Academy of Music; DIT Conservatory of Music; the National Youth Orchestra; Dublin Youth Orchestras and the Feis Ceoil.
2016 was another busy year for the Education, Community and Outreach programme. The programme expanded over each of our five key work areas (Children and Families; Musicians and Music Students; Schools and Teachers; Community and Healthcare) providing more opportunities for people to engage with music than ever before.
Our development orchestra, SinfoNua, returned for a celebration of American music with acclaimed pianist Michael McHale, later performing with Camerata Ireland for a live screening of the ground- breaking filmThe Battle of the Somme. In an innovative project funded by Science Foundation Ireland and Dublin Port Company, and collaborating with Trinity College Dublin, Music and Science: Quavers to Quadratics offered over 700 primary school students a new and exciting way to look at physics through the medium of music and sound. Musical World offered our young students a journey through the different music of the globe through interactive performances, and our series of talksMighty Bach,
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delivered by the inimitable Tim Thurston, gave a fascinating and unique insight into one of the world’s greatest composers.
These, with many other events in the Education, Community and Outreach programme, accounted for over 23,000 visits in 2016. People from the age of 3 months to 91 years participated across a wide range of performances, workshops, masterclasses and talks, reflecting our ongoing commitment to life-long learning and engagement.
In addition, our outreach work across Ireland reached over 4,000 individuals in 2016. Music in Children’s Hospitals: Kids’ Classics now operates in eight centres nationally; Music in Mind offers music participation opportunities for people living in the community with mental health difficulties;Health and Harmony brings music performance into dementia day care and respite centres, and our music programme in the National Rehabilitation Hospital continues to assist with the rehabilitation of people with Acquired Brain Injury.
Bass-baritone Padraic Rowan was announced as the winner of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary Award 2016 which is generously supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, while David Coonan won the Jerome Hynes composition competition.
During 2016, the National Concert Hall undertook an extensive brand review as a key part of the implementation of its Strategy 2015-2020. The process involved extensive audience research, stakeholder consultation and national and international benchmarking, the findings from which will inform future developments and initiatives, including the roll-out of a new visual identity in Spring 2017.
Simultaneously we have been working closely with the OPW in formulating a comprehensive site masterplan for the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall, another core element of the strategy. This will see the continuation of a phased approach to both the refurbishment and upgrading of existing facilities but also a comprehensive longer-term plan for the entirety of the Earlsfort Terrace site, including the development of the national children’s science museum on part of the site, for which planning permission was granted in September.
Another important development was the designation by Dublin City Council of the environs of the NCH as the National Concert Hall Quarter, which places the Hall and Iveagh Gardens at the centre of development plans for the area as a distinctive cultural quarter.
As already reported by the Chairperson, our patron numbers and sales remained buoyant in 2016, with average capacities for concerts in the main auditorium up 2% on the previous year. In all, we presented over 1,000 events in 2016 to over 312,000 people.
This requires a huge effort on behalf of all our staff across all departments and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues in programming, education, operations, sales and marketing, development and finance for their exceptional dedication and hard work during the year. I would also like to gratefully acknowledge the commitment and work of the Board of directors and Chairperson Maura McGrath since their appointment in June and Minister Heather Humphreys TD and the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for their continued support.
SSimon Taylor Chief Executive
25 May 2017
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AUDITOR’S REPORT COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT FOR PRESENTATION TO THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS
NATIONAL CONCERT HALL I have audited the financial statements of the National Concert Hall for the period ended 31 December 2016 under the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015. The financial statements comprise the statement of income and expenditure, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of financial position, the statement of cash flows and the related notes. The financial statements have been prepared under Section 26 of the Act, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
The Board is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, for ensuring that they give a true and fair view and for ensuring the regularity of transactions.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL
My responsibility is to audit the financial statements and to report on them in accordance with applicable law. My audit is conducted by reference to the special considerations which attach to State bodies in relation to their management and operation. My audit is carried out in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and in compliance with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.
SCOPE OF AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of
whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the National Concert Hall’s circumstances, and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made in the preparation of the financial statements, and the overall presentation of the financial statements.
I also seek to obtain evidence about the regularity of financial transactions in the course of audit.
In addition, I read the National Concert Hall’s annual report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements and to identify any information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by me in the course of performing the audit. If I become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies, I consider the implications for my report.
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OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In my opinion, the financial statements: give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the National Concert Hall as at 31 December 2016 and of its income and expenditure for the period ending on 31 December 2016; and have been properly prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.
In my opinion, the accounting records of the National Concert Hall were sufficient to permit the financial statements to be readily and properly audited. The financial statements are in agreement with the accounting records.
DEFERRED RETIREMENT BENEFIT FUNDING
Without qualifying my opinion, I draw attention to note 25(b) to the financial statements. The National Concert Hall recognises an asset in respect of deferred retirement benefit funding – the current value of the funding it anticipates the State will provide in the future to meet retirement benefit liabilities as they fall due. Inherent in this accounting treatment is an assumption that any income generated by the National Concert Hall will in the first instance be applied towards current expenses and that State funding will meet any current or future shortfall in resources, including future retirement benefit liabilities.
MATTERS ON WHICH I REPORT BY EXCEPTION
I report by exception if I have not received all the information and explanations I required for my audit, or if I find any material instance where money has not been applied for the purposes intended or where the transactions did not conform to the authorities governing them, or the information given in the National Concert Hall’s annual report is not consistent with the related financial statements or with the knowledge acquired by me in the course of performing the audit, or the statement on internal financial control does not reflect the Board’s compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, or there are other material matters relating to the manner in which public business has been conducted.
I have nothing to report in regard to those matters upon which reporting is by exception.
Seamus McCarthy Comptroller and Auditor General
30 June 2017
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STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016
2016 NOTE €
Income Exchequer grant 5 2,426,250 Income from Own Promotions 2,063,370 Amortisation of Capital Grant 16 223,915 Net Deferred Funding for Pensions 25a 399,011 Other Income 6 2,647,763 Total Income 7,760,309
Expenditure Staff Costs 7 (2,630,673) Pension Costs 25a (399,011) Promotion Expenses 8 (3,514,741) Establishment Expenses 9 (739,554) Administration Expenses 10 (389,862) Depreciation 12 (232,620) Total Expenditure (7,906,461)
Deficit Before Appropriations (146,152)
Transfer from Organ Reserve 5,086 Profit on disposal of fixed assets 8,900 DEFICIT FOR THE PERIOD AFTER APPROPRIATIONS 11 (132,166)
The accompanying notes and statements of cash flows are an integral part of the financial statements
The financial statements were approved by the board on 25 May 2017 and signed on its behalf by:-
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Chairperson Board Member
25 May 2017
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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016
2016 NOTE €
Deficit for the period after appropriations (132,166)
Actuarial loss on pension liabilities 25c (1,960,000)
Adjustment to deferred pension funding asset 25b 1,960,000
Total comprehensive deficit for the period (132,166)
The accompanying notes and statements of cash flows are an integral part of the financial statements
The financial statements were approved by the board on 25 May 2017 and signed on its behalf by:-
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Chairperson Board Member
25 May 2017
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016
2016 NOTE €
Fixed Assets Property, Plant and Equipment 12 679,846
Current Assets Receivables and Prepayments 13 283,967 Cash at bank and in hand 4,999,913 5,283,880
Payables: amounts falling due within one year 14 (4,210,053)
Net Current Assets 1,073,827
Total Assets less current liabilities 1,753,673
Retirement Benefits Retirement benefit obligations 25c (10,076,011) Deferred retirement benefit funding asset 25b 10,076,011 Total Net Assets 1,753,673
Reserves Transfer of Engagement 3 1,570,230 Deficit for the Period (132,166) 1,438,064 Other reserves 15 315,609 1,753,673
The accompanying notes and statements of cash flows are an integral part of the financial statements
The financial statements were approved by the board on 25 May 2017 and signed on its behalf by:-
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Chairperson Board Member
25 May 2017
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016
2016 NOTE €
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES AND TRANSFERS ON ESTABLISHMENT
Operating Deficit (132,166) Interest Received (26,151) (Profit) on disposal of tangible fixed assets (8,900) Depreciation 232,620 Amortisation of Capital Grants (223,915) Transfer from Organ Reserve (5,086) Decrease in Debtors 297,279 Increase in Creditors 695,891 Increase in other Reserves 32,969 Cash and cash equivalents transferred from 4,102,321 The National Concert Hall Company Limited Net cash inflow from operating activities 4,964,862
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payments to acquire Tangible Fixed Assets 392,062 Capital Grants Received (392,062) Realised from the Sale of Tangible Assets 8,900 Interest Received 26,151 35,051
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS IN THE PERIOD 4,999,913 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AS AT 1 FEBRUARY 2016 0 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR 4,999,913
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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME SCREENING WITH CAMERATA IRELAND AND SINFONUA
JOHN CONCANNON (CREATIVE IRELAND), MAURA MCGRATH (CHAIRPERSON NCH), DEE FORBES (RTÉ), SABINA HIGGINS, PRESIDENT MICHAEL D. HIGGINS, JOHN HORGAN (BORD NA MÓNA), MOYA DOHERTY (RTÉ), SIMON TAYLOR (CEO NCH), AT THE LAUNCH OF COMPOSING THE ISLAND
ESB LIVE - PAUL BRADY COMPOSING THE ISLAND - VIOLINIST ELAINE CLARK WITH THE RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND GAVIN MALONEY, CONDUCTOR
AN TAOISEACH ENDA KENNY TD WITH MINISTER FOR ARTS, HERITAGE, REGIONAL, RURAL AND GAELTACHT AFFAIRS HEATHER HUMPHREYS TD, NCH CEO SIMON TAYLOR & THE VANBRUGH QUARTET AT THE OPENING OF THE KEVIN BARRY ROOMS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The significant accounting policies adopted by the NCH which have been applied consistently throughout the period are as follows:-
1.1. Basis of preparation
The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis under the historical cost convention and comply with the "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in Ireland and the UK" issued by the Financial Reporting Council including the adoption of FRS 102 and promulgated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. The National Concert Hall is a public benefit entity. The National Concert Hall has charitable tax status.
1.2. Currency
i Functional and Presentation Currency Items included in the financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the NCH operates ("the functional currency”). The financial statements are presented in Euro, which is the body's functional and presentation currency and is denoted by the symbol “€”.
ii Transactions and Balances Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate.
1.3. Revenue
Revenue is recognised to the extent that the NCH obtains the right to consideration in exchange for its performance and is exclusive of value added tax.
Revenue from the provision of services is recognised in the accounting period in which the services are rendered and the outcome of the contract can be estimated reliably.
1.4. Exchequer Grants
Exchequer grants are recognised in the Statement of Income & Expenditure where there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and the NCH has complied with all attached conditions.
The grant is comprised of both i) current and ii) capital, elements. The current grant is detailed in the Statement of Income & Expenditure and the capital grant is stated at note 16. Capital grants are applied for the acquisition of fixed assets. Capital grants are amortised to the Statement of Income & Expenditure over the same period in which the underlying assets are depreciated.
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1.5. Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciation
Tangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.
The depreciation charge is calculated to write off the book value of each Fixed Asset during its expected normal life on a straight line basis at the following rates :-
Alteration to Leasehold Premises - 10 to 50 years Pipe Organ - 25 Years Steinway Pianoforte - 5 Years Computer Data System - 5 Years Office, Catering & Other Equipment - 5 Years Amplifiers and Speaker System - 5 Years Telephone System - 5 Years Mixing Console - 5 Years
Impairment Assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the assets carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.
The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Value in use is defined as the present value of the future cash flows obtainable as a result of the assets continued use.
If the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated to be lower than the carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount.
If an impairment loss subsequently reverses the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount but only to the extent that the revised carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognised in prior periods. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised in the income and expenditure account.
1.6. Receivables
Receivables consist of trade and other debtors. A provision for non-recovery of receivables is recognised when there is objective evidence that the NCH will not be able to collect all amounts due. The amount of the provision is the difference between the assets carrying amount and the estimated recoverable value.
1.7. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits and other short term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities on the statement of financial position.
1.8. Payables
Payables comprise trade and other creditors and are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
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1.9. Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the NCH has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events: it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditure expected to be required to settle the obligation.
1.10. Contingencies
Contingent liabilities, arising as a result of past events, are recognised when a) it is probable that there will be an outflow of resources or that an amount could be reliably measured at the reporting date or b) when the existence will be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of uncertain future events not wholly within the organisation's control. Contingent liabilities are disclosed in the financial statements unless the probability of an outflow of resources is remote.
Contingent assets are only recognised in the financial statements when an inflow of economic benefits is probable.
1.11. Employee Benefits
The NCH provides a range of benefits to employees. Short term benefits, including holiday pay and other similar non-monetary benefits, are recognised as an expense in the period in which the service is received.
Expenditure on pensions and lump sums will fall to be met from the Concert Hall's resources as they become payable. This expenditure will be taken into account in calculating the annual Grant.
1.12 Capital Redevelopment Reserve
The National Concert Hall decided to set up a capital redevelopment reserve the purpose of which is to fund future redevelopment costs of the Hall. All decisions in the use of this reserve are subject to the approval of the Board.
2. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of these financial statements requires the directors to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Judgements and estimates are continually evaluated and are based on historical experiences and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The NCH makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates may not equal the related actual result. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.
(a) Establishing useful economic life for depreciation purposes of fixed assets Fixed assets comprise a material portion of total assets. The annual depreciation charge depends primarily on the estimated useful economic life of each type of asset and estimates of residual values. Changes in asset useful lives can have a significant impact on depreciation and amortisation charges for the period. Details of estimated useful economic lives is included in the accounting policies.
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3. TRANSFER OF ENGAGEMENT
On 1 February 2016 the National Concert Hall was established as a statutory body. On that date the activities of the predecessor body (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta, The National Concert Hall Company Limited) were transferred to An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall. The financial balances transferred on that date were as follows:
€€
Fixed Assets 6,744,918 Cost (6,224,514) 520,404 Less accumulated depreciation
Cash and cash equivalents 4,102,321
Debtors Debtors 83,749 Trade debtors 497,497 581,246
Creditors Trade creditors 296,735 PAYE/PRSI 59,927 VAT 13,428 Sundry creditors 639,683 Spouses & Childrens’ Superannuation Scheme 181,227 AVC Scheme 159,366 Deferred capital grants 422,851 Advance bookings and deposits 1,561,564 (3,334,781)
Reserves Organ reserve 5,086 Educational Outreach Reserve 48,514 Capital Redevelopment Reserve 245,360 (298,960) Total 1,570,230
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4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 2016 € Financial assets that are debt instruments measured at cost Trade debtors 121,222 Other debtors 162,745 Cash at bank and in hand 4,999,913
Financial liabilities measured at cost Trade creditors 431,525 Deferred capital grants 590,993 Advanced bookings and deposits 1,755,154
5. EXCHEQUER GRANTS
Exchequer grants received from subhead A5 of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for the accounting period ended 31 December 2016 amounted to €2,426,250. In addition the value of capital grants received from the Government for the 11 months ended 31 December 2016 was €410,807.
6. OTHER INCOME 2016 €
Hire of Hall Facilities 769,648 RTÉ Rental 513,669 Commissions 437,940 Education Programme Sponsorship and Related Receipts 330,902 Friends/Corporates/Philanthropic Donations 282,299 Catering Rental 164,698 Sundry Income 148,607 Total 2,647,763
7. EMPLOYEES
Number of employees The average monthly numbers of employees during the year were: 2016 Number
Concert Support 77 Administration 26 103 Employment costs 2016 €
Wages and salaries 2,298,195 PRSI(ER) 229,489 Pension payments 102,989 2,630,673
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2016 € 8. PROMOTION EXPENSES
Education Programme 203,293 Expenses from Learn and Explore 185,615 Advertising and Promotion 352,747 Cost of Own Promotions 2,725,721 Bank and Credit Card Charges 47,365 3,514,741
2016 € 9. ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES
Cleaning and Hygiene 129,475 Light and Heat 171,986 Insurance 18,113 Rent and Rates 11,796 Security 39,321 Piano Tuning 28,216 Sundry Expenses 85,775 Repairs and Renewals 254,872 739,544
2016 € 10. ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
Printing and Stationery 33,757 Professional Fees 81,366 Postage 60,519 Telephone 40,577 Chairmans/Directors Expenses 1,499 Board & Committees Operational Expenses 4,688 Staff recruitment and agency costs 167,456 389,862
2016 € 11. OPERATING DEFICIT
Operating deficit is stated after charging: Audit Fees 15,000 Depreciation of tangible assets - owned 232,620
and after crediting: Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets 8,900 Exchequer grant 2,426,250
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12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Opening Transfer Additions Disposals Closing Balance (Note 3) Balance €€€€€ Cost Amplifiers and Speaker System 0 819,405 26,711 0 846,116 Alterations to Leasehold 0 368,129 0 0 368,129 Premises Pipe Organ 0 711,605 23,855 0 735,460 Computer Data System 0 1,614,912 98,161 0 1,713,073 Office Catering and Other 0 2,432,785 114,432 (27,670) 2,519,547 Equipment Steinway Pianoforte 0 468,084 109,768 0 577,852 Telephone System 0 144,233 10,768 0 155,001 Mixing Console 0 185,765 8,367 0 194,132 0 6,744,918 392,062 (27,670) 7,109,310
Opening Transfer Additions Disposals Closing Balance (Note 3) Balance €€€€€ Depreciation Amplifiers and Speaker System 0 768,373 43,090 0 811,463 Alterations to Leasehold 0 276,010 3,616 0 279,626 Premises Pipe Organ 0 706,516 9,462 0 715,978 Computer Data System 0 1,549,230 41,343 0 1,590,573 Office Catering and Other 0 2,226,747 85,748 (27,670) 2,284,825 Equipment Steinway Pianoforte 0 395,505 36,901 0 432,406 Telephone System 0 143,949 2,240 0 146,189 Mixing Console 0 158,184 10,220 0 168,404 0 6,224,514 232,620 (27,670) 6,429,464
Net Book Value 679,846
Assets were transferred to the new body according to the values in the schedule above titled ‘Transfer’ as disclosed in note 3 above. No formalised lease yet exists for the buildings which the National Concert Hall occupies. The National Concert Hall has the use of the buildings from the Office of Public Works without charge.
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KING’S COLLEGE CHOIR, CAMBRIDGE ECO - MUSIC AND SCIENCE
MARTIN HAYES & DENNIS CAHILL
BACH COLLEGIUM JAPAN CONDUCTED BY MASAAKI SUZUKI, CONDUCTOR
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13. DEBTORS 2016 €
Trade debtors 121,222 Prepayments 162,745 283,967
14. PAYABLES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2016 €
Trade creditors 431,525 PAYE/PRSI/USC 89,528 VAT 29,256 Spouses & Childrens’ Superannuation Scheme 192,461 AVC Scheme 159,366 Accruals and deferred income 961,770 Deferred Capital Grants (Note 16 details movements over the period) 590,993 Advanced Bookings and Deposits 1,755,154 4,210,053
15. OTHER RESERVES 2016 €
Education and Outreach Reserve 48,514 Capital Redevelopment Reserve (Note 17 details movements over the period) 267,095 315,609
On the 8 March 2007 Anne-Sophie Mutter performed a concert the proceeds of which were donated to the National Concert Hall to be used exclusively for its Education and Outreach Programme.
16. MOVEMENT ON DEFERRED CAPITAL GRANTS
2016 € Opening Balance - Transfer of Engagement from the NCH Co. Ltd. to the NCH as a Statutory Body (Note 3) 422,851 Deferred Capital Grants released to the Income and Expenditure Account (223,915) Other Movements (18,750) Capital Grants Received 410,807 Closing Balance as at 31 December 2016 590,993
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17. CAPITAL REDEVELOPMENT RESERVE 2016 € Opening Balance - Transfer of Engagement from the NCH Co. Ltd. to the NCH as a Statutory Body (Note 3) 245,360 Donations Received 21,735 Expenditure Incurred - 267,095
18. RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN OTHER RESERVES Total Organ Education & Capital 2016 Outreach Redevelopment €€ €€ Opening Balance - - - - Transfer of Engagement 5,086 48,514 245,360 298,960 (Note 3) Release of Reserve (5,086) - - (5,086) Capital Donations - - 21,735 21,735 Received Closing Balance - 48,514 267,095 315,609
19. PENSIONS
The National Concert Hall's Staff Superannuation Scheme was implemented on 1st July 1987. Expenditure on pensions and lump sums will fall to be met from the Concert Hall's resources as they become payable. This expenditure will be taken into account in calculating the annual Grant. The Spouses and Children’s Scheme was implemented on 1 September 1987.
S.20 of the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 confers that any superannuation benefits awarded to or in respect of a person shall be subject to such terms and conditions as are not less favourable to him or her than the terms and conditions in relation to the grant of such benefits under the superannuation scheme or arrangement that immediately before the establishment day apply to, or in respect of, that person.
Further details on retirement benefit costs are provided in note 25.
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20. BOARD ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS 2016 (BOARD APPOINTED 24 JUNE 2016)
M. McGrath J. Cavanagh R. Gageby G. Gillen E. McEvoy M. O’Connor M. O’Donovan J. Reynolds D. Thornhill
28 July 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
7 September 2016 YesNoYesYesNoYesNoYesYes 29 September 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 24 November 2016 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 8 December 2016 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
21. BOARD ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS 2016 (BOARD APPOINTED 24 JUNE 2016)
M. McGrath J. Cavanagh R. Gageby G. Gillen E. McEvoy M. O’Connor M. O’Donovan J. Reynolds D. Thornhill
Expenses Paid in €1,145.01 €354.42 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 2016 Mileage €826.98 €354.42
Catering €134.90
Telephone €122.33
Taxi €60.80
22. CHAIRPERSON’S EMOLUMENTS 2016 2016 € Chairperson’s Emolument Nil
23. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S SALARY
11 Months 2016 Chief Executive's Salary €95,160
The Chief Executive Officer’s (“CEO”) salary above includes a contribution of 11% of gross salary by the National Concert Hall to his private superannuation scheme. The CEO received no additional remuneration be they performance related payments, benefits or otherwise.
24. EMPLOYEE NUMBERS BY SALARY CATEGORY
11 Months Salary Category No. of Employees €60,000 to €69,999 6 €70,000 to €79,999 0 €80,000 to €89,999 0 €90,000 to €99,999 1 €100,000 to €109,999 0 Total 7
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ANGELA GHEORGHIU
STARBOARD HOME - CATHY DAVEY STARBOARD HOME - JOHN SHEAHAN
CARA O’SULLIVAN
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25. RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS a) The current service cost of retirement benefits for the period amount to €399,011. This is comprised of the net interest cost of €172,000 outlined in section (c) below together with the current service cost of €227,011. The current service cost is the full service cost of €330,000 outlined in part (c) below less benefits paid of €102,989 in the period. b) Deferred Retirement Benefit Funding Asset The National Concert Hall recognises these amounts as an asset corresponding to the unfunded deferred liability for retirement benefits on the basis of a number of events. These events include the statutory basis for the establishment of the National Concert Hall on 1 February 2016; the transferral of pensions’ liabilities from the former NCH Company to the NCH as a statutory body; correspondence from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs that reasonable assurances are understood to exist from the State that it will fund the future costs of the NCH’s pensions’ liabilities and the policy and practices currently in place in the public service in relation to recording and funding the future pensions’ costs of public bodies. c) Movement in Defined Benefit Obligations 2016 €
Net Retirement Benefit Obligation – 1 February 2016 (7,717,000) Current Employee Service Cost (330,000) Net Interest on Net Defined Liability (172,000) Actuarial Loss during the period (1,960,000) Pensions Paid in the Year 102,989 Net Retirement Benefit Obligation as at 31 December 2016 (10,076,011) d) General Description of Schemes The National Concert Hall Staff Superannuation Scheme 1987 is a defined benefit final salary pension arrangement with benefits defined by reference to the National Concert Hall Staff Superannuation Scheme 1987 and to the current “model” public sector scheme regulations.
The scheme provides a pension (1/80 per year of service), a lump sum on retirement (3/80 per year of service) and spouses’ and childrens’ pensions.
Normal retirement age is a member’s 65th birthday, with an entitlement to retire without actuarial reduction from age 60.
Pensions increase, subject to Ministerial approval, in line with relevant pay increases applicable to serving staff. Such pension increases are effective from the same dates as pay increases.
Although the scheme continues to operate under the terms of the National Concert Hall Staff Superannuation Scheme 1987, its establishment has not yet been formalised under statute. The scheme is an unfunded defined benefit superannuation arrangement with benefits payable on a pay-as-you-go basis from the NCH’s core funding.
In accordance with Section 20 of the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 (‘Act’) pensions’ liabilities of the NCH Company became from establishment day on 1 February 2016, the liabilities of the NCH. This section also provides that superannuation benefits awarded to, or in respect of a transferred person, shall be subject to such terms and conditions as are not less favourable to him or her than the terms and conditions in relation to the grant of such benefits under the superannuation scheme or arrangement that immediately before the establishment day apply to, or in respect of, that person.
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Expenditure on pensions’ and lump sums fall to be met from the NCH’s resources as they become payable. This expenditure is taken into account when calculating the body’s grant.
The NCH also operates the Single Public Service Pension Scheme which applies to all staff who joined the public sector as new entrants on or after 1 January 2013. It is a defined benefit pension scheme which the NCH has accounted for in estimating its defined benefit retirement obligations in accordance with FRS 102. All employee retirement benefit contributions for this scheme are paid to a State retirement benefit account. The scheme operates on a pay-as-you-go basis payable from the NCH’s core funding.
The evaluation methodology used has been based on a full actuarial valuation made by a qualified independent actuary taking into account the requirements of Financial Reporting Standard 102 in order to assess the schemes’ liabilities as at 31 December 2016.
The principal actuarial assumptions were as follows:- 2016 Discount Rate 1.9% Price Inflation 1.9% Salary Increases 2.9% State Pension Increases 1.9% Assumed Pension Increases 2.4%
Life Expectancy The mortality basis explicitly allows for improvements in life expectancy over time, so that life expectancy at retirement will depend on the year in which a member attains retirement age. The table below shows the life expectancy for members attaining age 65 in 2016 and 2036.
Year of Attaining Age 65 2016 2036
Life expectancy – male 21.1 years 23.6 years Life expectancy – female 22.4 years 24.7 years
e) Actuarial Loss 2016 €
Experienced Loss on Retirement Benefits in the period (160,000) Actuarial Loss Arising from Change in Liability Valuation Assumptions (1,800,000) Total Actuarial Loss for the period ended 31 December 2016 (1,960,000)
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements were approved by the Board on 25 May 2017.
35 AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL DON TRÉIMHSE IDIR 1 FEABHRA 2016 (DÁTA BUNAITHE) AGUS 31 NOLLAIG 2016 AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL DON TRÉIMHSE IDIR 1 FEABHRA 2016 (DÁTA BUNAITHE) AGUS 31 NOLLAIG 2016
CLÁR ÁBHAR
Leathanach
EOLAS 1.
TUAIRISC AN BHOIRD 2-3.
RÁITEAS UM FHREAGRACHTAÍ 4.
RÁITEAS UM RIALÁIL AIRGEADAIS INMHEÁNACH 5-8.
BROLLACH LEIS AN GCATHAOIRLEACH 9-10.
BROLLACH LEIS AN BPRÍOMHOIFIGEACH FEIDHMHIÚCHÁIN 11-13.
TUAIRISC AN INIÚCHÓRA 15-16.
RÁITEAS UM IONCAM & CAITEACHAS 17.
RÁITEAS UM IONCAM CUIMSITHEACH 18.
RÁITEAS UM SHEASAMH AIRGEADAIS 19.
RÁITEAS UM SHREABHANNA AIRGID 20.
NÓTAÍ LEIS NA RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS 22-35. AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL DON TRÉIMHSE IDIR 1 FEABHRA 2016 (DÁTA BUNAITHE) AGUS 31 NOLLAIG 2016
EOLAS
AN BORD Maura McGrath (Cathaoirleach) James Cavanagh Rebecca Gageby Gerard Gillen Eleanor McEvoy Máire O’Connor Michael O’Donovan John Reynolds Don Thornhill
PRÍOMHOIFIGEACH FEIDHMIÚCHÁIN Simon Taylor
AN RÚNAÍ John Nolan CEANN-OIFIG Ardán Phort an Iarla Baile Átha Cliath 2
BAINCÉIRÍ Banc na hÉireann, 39, Faiche Stiabhna, Baile Átha Cliath 2.
ATURNAETHA Philip Lee Solicitors, 7/8, Ardán Wilton, Baile Átha Cliath 2.
AN BORD
Rebecca Gageby, Gerard Gillen, Don Thornhill, Máire O’Connor, Michael O’Donovan, Maura McGrath, John Reynolds, Eleanor McEvoy agus James Cavanagh.
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TUAIRISC AN BHOIRD
Is cúis áthais don Bhord a Thuairisc a thaisceadh i dteannta leis na ráitis airgeadais don tréimhse idir 1 Feabhra 2016 (dáta bunaithe) agus 31 Nollaig 2016.
Bunaíodh An Ceoláras Náisiúnta / the National Concert Hall mar Chomhlacht Reachtúil an 1 Feabhra 2016 faoin Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015 (‘An tAcht’). Cumasaíodh an méid sin le hordú an lae bhunaithe (IR 29 de 2016) arna fhoilsiú in Iris Oifigiúil an 26 Eanáir 2016. Ceaptar le hAlt 26(5) an chéad ‘bhliain airgeadais’ d’oibríochtaí bheith mar “an tréimhse ag tosú an lá bunaithe agus ag críochnú an 31 Nollaig den bhliain sin mar bhliain airgeadais”. Is amhlaidh dá réir arb ionann an chéad ‘bhliain airgeadais’ d’oibríochtaí agus tréimhse aon mhí dhéag, 1 Feabhra - 31 Nollaig 2016.
PRÍOMHFHEIDHMEANNA AGUS ATHBHREITHNIÚ OIBRIÚCHÁIN
Is iad príomhfheidhmeanna an eagrais faoin Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015 ná:- (a) chun an t-ionad náisiúnta do thaibhléiriú, léirthuiscint agus taitneamh na ngníomhaíochtaí ceolmhara, cruthaitheacha, ealaíonta agus cultúrtha a sholáthar agus a oibriú, ag féachaint do chaighdeáin idirnáisiúnta agus don dea-chleachtas, lena n-áirítear cur chun cinn ceolchoirmeacha agus ceadal lena mbaineann luach ealaíonta, oideachasúil agus cultúrtha. (b) ar mhaithe le leas an phobail, chun taibhléiriú, fios, léirthuiscint, cruthú agus taitneamh an cheoil mar chuid lárnach de shaol na hÉireann a chur chun cinn agus chun tacú leo, (c) chun siamsaíocht, oideachas agus dlúthbhaint an phobail a fháil trí thaithí cheolmhar, agus (d) chun spreagadh a thabhairt d’uileghabhálacht, rannpháirteachas, cruthaitheacht, turgnamhaíocht agus dlúthbhaint sa cheol agus chun iad a chur chun cinn, trí rannpháirtíocht le daoine aonair agus pobail éagsúla mar cheoltóirí, rannpháirtithe, cumadóirí nó lucht féachana.
Tugtar achoimre ar an athbhreithniú oibriúcháin sa Bhrollach leis an gCathaoirleach.
TORTHAÍ DON TRÉIMHSE 11 MÍ
Leagtar amach ar leathanaigh idir 15 agus 35 na cuntais don tréimhse idir 1 Feabhra 2016 (dáta bunaithe) agus 31 Nollaig 2016. Nochtar easnamh €132,166 sna torthaí don tréimhse sin ar ghnáthghníomhaíochtaí agus tar éis aistriú chuig cúlchiste athfhorbartha caipitiúla.
PRÍOMHRIOSCAÍ AGUS ÉIGINNTEACHTAÍ
Is ionann an príomhriosca agus an éiginnteacht a rachaidh i bhfeidhm ar an eagras sa bhliain amach romhainn agus an laghdú féideartha um chistiú ó dheontais rialtais faighte agus ó na tionchair a fhéadann bheith leis sin ar oibríochtaí leanúnacha an eagrais. Tá rioscai agus éiginnteachtaí os comhair an eagrais freisin lena n-áireofaí ach nach mbeadh teoranta do chúinsí eacnamaíocha idirnáisiúnta agus áitiúla, a dtionchar ar chaitheamh tomhaltóirí i limistéar phríomhghníomhaíocht an eagrais agus a dtionchar ar chaiteachas lánroghnach tomhaltóirí i gcoitinne. Bainistíonn an Bord na rioscaí sin ach iarracht a dhéanamh chun a chinntiú go mbíonn dóthain tacaíochta airgeadais reatha ag an eagras, agus ach iarracht a dhéanamh chun an láimhdeachas a mhéadú a thuilleadh.
CÚLCHISTÍ
B’ionann an barrachas carntha sa Chuntas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais agus €1,438,064 an 31 Nollaig 2016. B’ionann cúlchistí eile an 31 Nollaig 2016 ina theannta sin agus €315,609.
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TAIFID CHUNTASAÍOCHTA
Is ionann na beartais a ghlac an Bord chun comhlíonadh a chinntiú maidir le taifid chuntasaíochta cuí agus forfheidhmiú na mbeartas agus na nósanna imeachta éigeantacha chun idirbhearta a thaifeadadh, fostaíocht pearsanra cuntasaíochta inniúil le saineolas iomchuí agus soláthar acmhainní leordhóthanacha chun na feidhme airgeadais. Is ag An Ceoláras Náisiúnta, Ardán Phort an Iarla, Baile Átha Cliath 2 a chothabháiltear taifid chuntasaíochta an eagrais.
AISTRIÚ SOCRUITHE
Bunaíodh An Ceoláras Náisiúnta mar Chomhlacht Reachtúil an 1 Feabhra 2016 faoin Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015 (‘An tAcht’). Tháinig deireadh leis An Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall an dáta úd, agus bunaíodh comhlacht reachtúil An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall (“NCH”). Aistríodh gach sócmhainn agus dliteanas de chuid na cuideachta chuig an gcomhlacht reachtúil.
FIGIÚIRÍ COMPARÁIDEACHA
Níl aon fhigiúirí comparáideacha ar fáil chun áireamh le corp na tuarascála seo óir gurb í an tréimhse 11 mí idir 1 Feabhra agus 31 Nollaig 2016 an chéad tréimhse airgeadais don NCH mar chomhlacht reachtúil.
Sínithe thar ceann an bhoird
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor
25 Bealtaine 2017 25 Bealtaine 2017
ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA LE DANIELE GATTI, STIÚRTHÓIR
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RÁITEAS UM FHREAGRACHTAÍ
Is é an Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin (“CEO”), faoi stiúir an Bhoird, a bhíonn freagrach as na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú i gcomhréir leis an dlí, rialacháin agus caighdeáin chuntasaíochta Éireannacha infheidhmithe.
Ní foláir don CEO faoi réir an Achta, faoi stiúir an Bhoird chun ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú i leith gach bliain airgeadais. Táthar tar éis na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú i gcomhréir leis an Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015 agus le FRS 102 “An Caighdeán Tuairiscithe Airgeadais is infheidhmithe in Éirinn agus sa Ríocht Aontaithe” arna n-eisiúint ag an gComhairle um Thuairisciú Airgeadais, agus arna bhfógairt ag Institiúid na gCuntasóirí Cairte in Éirinn. Ní foláir don Bhord gan na ráitis airgeadais a fhaomhadh mura mbíonn siad sásta go dtugtar iontu léiriú fíor agus cóir ar shócmhainní, dliteanais agus seasamh airgeadais an eagrais amhail dáta deiridh na bliana airgeadais, agus i leith bharrachais nó easnaimh an eagrais don bhliain airgeadais úd, agus chun cloí ar bhealaí eile leis an Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015.
Agus na ráitis airgeadais seo á n-ullmhú, ní foláir don Bhord chun:
beartais chuntasaíochta oiriúnacha a roghnú agus iad a chur chun feidhme go comhsheasmhach; breithiúnais agus meastacháin chuntasaíochta a dhéanamh ar réasúnta agus stuama iad; sloinneadh ar ullmhaíodh na ráitis airgeadais i gcomhréir leis na caighdeáin chuntasaíochta infheidhmithe, na caighdeáin úd a aithint, agus an tionchar agus na fáthanna le haon imeacht ábhartha ó na caighdeáin sin a thabhairt faoi deara; agus na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú ar bhonn gnóthais leantaigh murab iomchuí chun talamh slán a dhéanamh de go mbeidh an t-eagras fós i mbun oibre.
Is é an CEO, faoi stiúir an Bhoird, is cúis le coinneáil leabhar cuntais chuí ar bhonn leanúnach i leith gach ioncam agus caiteachas de chuid an eagrais, agus d’fhoinsí an ioncaim sin agus d’ábhair an chaiteachais sin, agus de mhaoin, sócmhainní agus dliteanais an eagrais, agus is é an CEO is cúis le coinneáil cibé cuntas eile agus a thugann an tAire nó an Bord le toiliú an Aire mar threoir ó thráth go chéile i gcibé foirm agus a fhéadann an tAire nó an Bord stiúir a thabhairt.
Is é an Bord a bhíonn freagrach freisin as cosaint sócmhainní an eagrais agus dá réir as céimeanna réasúnta a ghlacadh chun an chalaois agus neamhréireachtaí eile a chosc agus a bhrath.
Tugtar achoimre ar an athbhreithniú oibriúcháin sa Bhrollach leis an gCathaoirleach.
Sínithe thar ceann an bhoird
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor
Sínithe aggp an bpríomhoifigeach feidhmiúcháin
SiSimonmon TaylorTaylor
25 Bealtaine 2017
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RÁITEAS UM RIALÁIL AIRGEADAIS INMHEÁNACH
FORBHREATHNÚ AR AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL (NCH)
Bunaíodh an Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall ar dtús mar chuideachta faoi theorainn ráthaíocht faoi choimirce Roinn an Taoisigh, agus léiríodh an chéad cheolchoirm ann an 9 Meán Fómhair 1981. Tháinig athrú ar an roinn rialtais mhaoirseach i gcaitheamh na mblianta ó 1981 i leith chuig na hEalaíona, ag críochnú mar an Roinn Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta.
Bunaíodh An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall an 1 Feabhra mar Chomhlacht Reachtúil. Bhí an reachtaíocht - an tAcht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015 - mar bhonn taca faoin ionad uathúil agus ríthábhachtach a bhí ag an NCH sa tírdhreach cultúrtha náisiúnta, agus slánaítear léi todhchaí an chomhlachta ach é a chumhdach trí mheán reachtaíochta sonraí, sainchúram inspreagtha agus uaillmhianach a leagan amach don todhchaí, i gcomhréir le fís an Bhoird: chun bheith feicthe go domhanda mar cheann de na hionaid iontacha don cheol, agus ról ríthábhachtach a fheidhmiú i saol ceolmhar agus cultúrtha na nÉireannach.
Leagtar amach mar seo a leanas príomhfheidhmeanna An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall san Acht 2015:- (a) chun an t-ionad náisiúnta do thaibhléiriú, léirthuiscint agus taitneamh na ngníomhaíochtaí ceolmhara, cruthaitheacha, ealaíonta agus cultúrtha a sholáthar agus a oibriú, ag féachaint do chaighdeáin idirnáisiúnta agus don dea-chleachtas, lena n-áirítear cur chun cinn ceolchoirmeacha agus ceadal lena mbaineann luach ealaíonta, oideachasúil agus cultúrtha. (b) ar mhaithe le leas an phobail, chun taibhléiriú, fios, léirthuiscint, cruthú agus taitneamh an cheoil mar chuid lárnach de shaol na hÉireann a chur chun cinn agus chun tacú leo, (c) chun siamsaíocht, oideachas agus dlúthbhaint an phobail a fháil trí thaithí cheolmhar, agus (d) chun spreagadh a thabhairt d’uileghabhálacht, rannpháirteachas, cruthaitheacht, turgnamhaíocht agus dlúthbhaint sa cheol agus chun iad a chur chun cinn, trí rannpháirtíocht le daoine aonair agus pobail éagsúla mar cheoltóirí, rannpháirtithe, cumadóirí nó lucht féachana.
BORD AN CHEOLÁRAIS NÁISIÚNTA
Tháinig téarma an Bhoird Stiúrthóirí an NCH dheireanaigh mar chuideachta theoranta chun críche an 31 Eanáir 2016 i gcomhréir le díscaoileadh na cuideachta agus le bunú comhlachta reachtúil. Ceapadh comhaltaí an Bhoird nua den NCH an 24 Meitheamh 2016. Níorbh ann do Bhord ar bith sa tréimhse idir an dá linn mar iarmhairt ar phróiseas ceapacháin an Stáit.
Tionóladh an Bord reatha gan mhoill, agus thug faoi phróiseas insealbhaithe dá chomhaltaí.
Ghlac an Bord le sceideal ábhar foirmiúil a bhí curtha faoina bhráid dá chinneadh sa bhliain 2016. Tharla cúig chruinniú fhoirmiúla den Bhord nua sa bhliain 2016 óna cheapadh an 24 Meitheamh 2016.
COISTÍ BOIRD
Táthar tar éis trí choiste den Bhord a bhunú, eadhon:- Coiste Iniúchta agus Riosca (“ARC”); Acmhainní Daonna Straitéiseacha, Forbairt Eagrúcháin, Coiste Feidhmíochta agus Cumais: agus Forbairt Choiste Pleanála Suímh & Caipitil an NCH. Bíonn a chuid Téarmaí Tagartha sonracha féin ag gach ceann de na coistí úd.
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Faightear comhaltaí san ARC leis na tacair oilteachtaí agus feasa riachtanacha chun tacú leis an mBord ina chuid freagrachtaí do shaincheisteanna riosca, rialála agus rialachais. Áiríodh lena chomhaltaí sa bhliain 2016 Máire O’Connor (cathaoirleach), Michael O’Donovan, Don Thornhill agus Des Quigley (comhalta seachtrach). Bunaíodh an Coiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca an 7 Meán Fómhair 2016 faoi théarmaí tagartha i gcomhréir leis an gCód Cleachtais do Rialachas na gComhlachtaí Stáit 2016, agus bhí ceithre chruinniú aige ó céadcheapadh é.
Leithdháiltear an fhreagracht as bainistiú riosca agus bunaítear creatlach ar féidir rioscaí a aithint agus bhreithmheas inti le cur chuige an Bhoird don riosca; ionas gur féidir freagra iomchuí a chinntiú agus a chur i bhfeidhm. Tá an próiseas um bainistiú riosca deartha do mheasúnú agus sainaithint éifeachtach aon saincheisteanna lena bhféadfaí an NCH a chosc ó ghnóthú a chuid cuspóirí, agus lena chinntiú go mbíonn nósanna imeachta i bhfeidhm chun na rioscaí úd a íoslaghdú nó a bhainistiú. Baineann cur chuige pleanáilte agus córasach leis dá réir do shainaithint, measúnú agus maolú na rioscaí lena bhféadfaí bac a chur le gnóthú chuspóirí straitéiseacha an NCH.
STRAITÉIS AGUS FÍS
Is ina cáipéis straitéise ‘Straitéis 2015-2020’ a leagtar amach treo straitéiseach an NCH.
INIÚCHADH INMHEÁNACH
Foinsítear go hallamuigh an fheidhm iniúchta inmheánaigh le cuideachta ghairmiúil a ceapadh trí mheán tairisceana poiblí. Ceapadh na hiniúchóirí inmheánacha an 1 Nollaig 2014.
Chríochnaigh na hiniúchóirí inmheánacha cúig iniúchadh ar leithligh, agus sholáthair tuairiscí i leith gach ceann acu i rith na bliana 2016.
CÓRAIS AIRGEADAIS & UIRLISÍ BAINISTÍOCHTA
Thuairiscigh na hiniúchóirí inmheánacha sa bhliain 2016 gurbh iad na príomhthorthaí i ndáil lena ‘nAthbhreithniú Ardleibhéil ar an gCóras Rialála Airgeadais Inmheánaigh’ go bhfuil an NCH tar éis rialacháin agus nósanna imeachta airgeadais mhaithe a fhorbairt, agus go mbíonn siad sin ag feidhmiú go héifeachtach i gcoitinne.
Breithnítear na cuntais bhainistíochta, lena n-áirítear buiséid agus réamhaisnéisí don eagras, ag gach cruinne den Bhord Stiúrthóir agus is ionann iad agus gnáthmhír don chlár.
BUISÉID AGUS RIALÁIL BHUISÉADACH
Is é an Bord a thugann faomhadh don bhuiséad don chéad bhliain eile roimh ré.
Ullmhaítear na Cuntais agus na Réamhaisnéisí Bainistíochta ar bhunús míosúil.
Glacann an NCH cur chuige cuibheasach sofaisticiúil don rialáil bhuiséadach. Déantar monatóireacht ar bhuiséid aonair ag baint leasa as anailís athraithis mar theicníocht cóimheasa. Is eochairghné den bhainistiú feidhmíochta agus is uirlis den rialáil bhuiséadach í an anailís athraithis trí imscrúdú cainníochtúil na n-athraitheas idir na méideanna buiséadaithe a soláthraíodh i gcoinne na luachanna iarbhír a tabhaíodh/a gineadh. Déantar iarracht leis an teicníocht rialála bainistíochta chun na cúiseanna d’éagsúlachtaí idir méid buiséadaithe agus méid iarbhír tuairiscithe a aithint agus a mhíniú. Déantar an anailís sin i leith costas agus fáltas araon.
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SLÁNDÁIL AGUS COTHABHÁIL NA GCÓRAS TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA FAISNÉISE AGUS CUMARSÁIDE (“TFC”)
Ailínítear beartas, córais, oibríochtaí, próisis chothabhála agus úsáid TFC an NCH sa chaoi:
go gcloíonn forálacha seirbhísí TFC le riachtanais ghnó an NCH, bunaithe ar chaighdeáin agus dea-chleachtais reatha an Rialtais. go mbíonn acmhainní agus seirbhísí institiúideach an NCH an-slán, ag baint leasa as an rialálacha iomchuí. go mbaineann fostaithe an NCH agus daoine ón bpobal leas araon as saoráidí agus seirbhísí TFC ar bhealach iomchuí agus freagrach. go n-áirítear leis an gcothabháil bhliantúil tástáil iomchuí chun a chinntiú go n-aithnítear rioscaí, agus go nglactar beart iomchuí de réir mar is cuí a ghlactar chun na rioscaí sin a mhaolú.
Cothabháil agus Tacaíocht d’Fheidhmchláir
Bainistíonn an NCH a bhonneagar TFC ach a chinntiú go mbíonn a chuid oibríochtaí barrfheabhsaithe do sheachadadh cáilíochta seirbhíse ardleibhéil a thacaíonn le hoibríochtaí gaolmhara don ghnó, bunaithe ar dhea-chleachtais phleanála agus bainistíochta TFC.
Is próiseas leanúnach é riarachán agus cothabháil na bhfeidhmchlár, agus bíonn sé pleanáilte chun maireachtáil trí shaolré na bhfeidhmchlár TFC.
RÁITEAS AN BHOIRD UM FHREAGRACHT AS RIALÁIL AIRGEADAIS INMHEÁNAIGH
Aithníonn an Bord Stiúrthóirí a fhreagrachtaí chun a chinntiú go gcothabháiltear agus go n-oibrítear córas éifeachtach rialála airgeadais inmheánaigh sa NCH, agus chun próisis agus nósanna imeachta a chur i bhfeidhm chun na críche chun a chinntiú go mbíonn an córas éifeachtach.
Ní féidir ráthaíocht iomlán a sholáthar leis an gcóras, ach ráthaíocht réasúnta go gcumhdaítear sócmhainní, go n-údaraítear idirbhearta agus go dtaifeadtar i gceart iad, agus go gcoisctear earráidí nó neamhréireachtaí nithiúla, nó go mbraithfí iad taobh istigh d’achar tráthúil.
EOCHAIR-NÓSANNA IMEACHTA
Ghlac an NCH céimeanna chun a chinntiú go bhfuil comhshaol rialála iomchuí i bhfeidhm ach:
Cúraimí bainistíochta a shainiú go soiléir. Nósanna imeachta agus rialacháin a fhorbairt, le hathbhreithniú rialta orthu, agus a dhoiciméadaítear, a fhorfheidhmítear agus a bhíonn nuashonraithe. Nósanna imeachta foirmiúla a bhunú trí fheidhmeanna coiste éagsúla chun monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar na gníomhaíochtaí agus cumhdach a thabhairt do shócmhainní an eagrais (ARC; Acmhainní Daonna Straitéiseacha, Forbairt Eagrúcháin, Coiste Feidhmíochta agus Cumais agus Forbairt Shuíomh NCH & Coiste Pleanála Caipitiúil). Téarmaí tagartha soiléire a ghlacadh do Choistí Boird. Béascna láidir cuntasaíochta a fhorbairt ar fud gach leibhéal den eagras. A chinntiú go mbíonn socruithe i bhfeidhm maidir le haonáin a sholáthraíonn seirbhísí ríthábhachtacha don NCH.
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Tá an NCH tar éis próisis a fhorbairt freisin chun rioscaí gnó a aithint agus a bhreithmheas. Gnóthaítear an méid sin ar roinnt bealaí lena n-áirítear: Glacadh le Creatlach Riosca Fiontair. Eochair-rioscaí, úinéirí riosca agus na rialacháin agus tráthchláir a aithint chun na rioscaí sin a mhaolú. Spriocanna bliantúla agus níos fadtéarmaí a fhorbairt, agus tuairisciú faoi na torthaí gnóthaithe. Córas buiséadaithe cuimsitheach le buiséad bliantúil arna athbhreithniú agus arna fhaomhadh ag an mBord; Athbhreithnithe rialta ag an mBord i leith tuairiscí tréimhsiúla agus bliantúla airgeadais ina dtugtar feidhmíocht airgeadais le fios os coinne réamh-mheastachán. Spriocanna a shocrú chun feidhmíocht airgeadais agus eile a thomhas. Treoirlínte sainithe go soiléir chun rialú na hinfheistíochta caipitiúla.
Aithníonn an NCH a chuid oibleagáidí comhlíonta le gach reachtaíocht/rialachán ábhartha lena n-áirítear iad siúd a bhaineann leis an soláthar.
Soláthraíonn an ARC Plean Iniúchta Inmheánach go bliantúil. Glactar san áireamh leis an bplean limistéir riosca féideartha a aithnítear sa chleachtadh measúnachta riosca ag an lucht bainistíochta ag tús an timthriaill phleanála reatha. Soláthraítear tuairiscí chuig an ARC i leith sannachán a dhéantar. Aibhsítear sna tuairiscí sin easnaimh nó laigí, más ann dóibh, arbh éigean iad a dhéanamh sa chóras rialála inmheánaí agus sna bearta ceartaitheacha molta le glacadh. Faigheann an Coiste Iniúchóireachta agus Riosca tuairiscí rialta i leith stádas na saincheisteanna a ardaítear.
Múnlaítear monatóireacht agus athbhreithniú an Bhoird Stiúrthóirí ar éifeachtacht an chórais rialála inmheánaí le saothar an lucht bainistíochta, ag a mbíonn freagracht as forbairt agus cothabháil na creatlaí rialála inmheánaí, rinne an ARC, na hIniúchóirí Inmheánacha agus na moltaí le hIniúchóirí Seachtracha ina gcuid litreacha bainistíochta.
Is é an ARC a dhéanann athbhreithniú ar an iniúchóireacht inmheánach agus ar na rialálacha inmheánacha. Is amhlaidh dá réir a rinne an ARC athbhreithniú ar gach tuairisc iniúchta inmheánaigh a soláthraíodh sa bhliain 2016, agus rinneadh iad mar chuid den phlean iniúchta inmheánaigh, lena n-áirítear rialálacha airgeadais inmheánaigh ag a gcruinnithe sceidealaithe i rith na bliana. Rinne na hiniúchóirí inmheánacha athbhreithniú i mí na Nollag 2016 ar na córais rialála airgeadais inmheánaigh. Thuairiscigh an ARC chuig an mBord i leith athbhreithnithe iniúchta inmheánaigh i rith na bliana, agus thuairiscigh freisin chuig an mBord an 30 Márta 2017 i leith éifeachtacht na rialála airgeadais inmheánaí don tréimhse dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2016.
Sínithe thar ceann an bhoird
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor
25 Bealtaine 2017
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B’onóir domsa bheith ceaptha ag an Aire Heather Humphreys mar Chathaoirleach den Bhord nua um an gCeoláras Náisiúnta (‘NCH’) tar éis a bhunaithe mar Chomhlacht Reachtúil i mí Feabhra 2016. Ba í an reachtaíocht sin, an tAcht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015, a bhí mar bhonn taca agus mar athdhearbhú ar ionad uathúil agus ríthábhachtach an NCH inár dtírdhreach cultúrtha náisiúnta, agus slánaítear a thodhchaí ach sainchúram inspreagtha agus uaillmhianach amach romhainn a leagan amach. Luíonn sé sin lenár bhfís féin: bheith feicthe ar fud an domhain mar cheann de na hionaid is fearr don cheol, agus ról ríthábhachtach a fheidhmiú i saol ceolmhar agus cultúrtha mhuintir na hÉireann. Mar chaomhnóirí ár n-oidhreachta ceolmhaire náisiúnta, ag cuimsiú an cheoil thraidisiúnta chomh maith le cumadóirí clasaiceacha, cumadóirí amhrán coitianta chomh maith le healaíontóirí comhaimseartha, déanaimid ceiliúradh agus tacaíocht ar an gceol agus ar cheoltóirí ó gach aon seánra, ag tairiscint eispéireas saibhrithe agus cruthaitheach dár lucht féachana, agus mar spreagadh don rannpháirtíocht cheolmhar ar fad an tsaoil.
Ina ról mar institiúid chultúrtha náisiúnta is amhlaidh a fhéachann an NCH chun ceol a thabhairt ina gcineálacha iomadúla agus éagsúla chuig beathaí an phobail dá bhfreastalaíonn sé. Creidimse go láidir sa tábhacht a bhaineann leis an gceol dár mbeatha go léir agus ar fud ár gcéimeanna beatha go léir.
Faightear i saothair an Cheolárais gach seánra ceolmhar, agus áirítear leo clár oideachais agus for- rochtana cuimsitheach. Rinne an NCH rannchur mór i rith na bliana 2016 freisin leis an gclár céad bliain ó 1916 trí shraith tionscadal cultúrtha suntasacha. Cuireadh tús le clár athfhorbartha sa bhliain 2016 le hathchóiriú Seomraí stairiúla Kevin Barry arna n-oscailt ag an Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. agus ag an Aire Heather Humphrey T.D. an 11 Aibreán 2016. Ba sna seomraí sin a chonacthas an cruinniú den dara Dáil Éireann agus de dhíospóireachtaí i leith an Chonartha ón mbliain 1921/22.
Tá an Bord ag saothrú i láthair na huaire le hOifig na nOibreacha Poiblí (‘OPW’) chun máistirphlean a fhorbairt don suíomh i gcomhréir le Straitéis NCH 2015-2020. Beidh sé seo ina chlaochlú corraitheach uaillmhianach agus dúshlánach ag an NCH. Áireofar leis athchóiriú agus uasghrádú suntasach an phríomh-halla éisteachta; an dara spás do cheadail le 500 suíochán, ionad oideachais saintiomanta agus spás cleachta do NSO an RTÉ. Áireofar leis na saothair feabhsú bunúsach na saoráidí poiblí agus cúlstáitse; an bonneagar riachtanach do leithdháileadh digiteach na n-oibreacha ceolchoirme agus oideachais don phobal i gcoitinne, lena n-áirítear gach spéis cheolmhar agus thar gach aois. Is é uaillmhian an Bhoird agus mé féin mar Chathaoirleach chun féachaint ar lánchumas an Cheolárais Náisiúnta a thabhairt chun críche. Saothróimid thar na chéad chúig bliana eile go dlúth leis an bPríomhfheidhmeannach agus lena fhoireann bainistíochta chun Ceoláras Náisiúnta a sheachadadh ar féidir linn go léir bheith mórtasach as.
Táim sásta sa bhliain 2016 chun tuairisciú gur fheidhmigh an NCH mar óstionad d’os cionn 1,000 imeacht; ba shuntasach na líonta sa fhreastal, ag fáiltiú roimh os cionn 312,000 pátrún chun an NCH. Gineadh ioncam díreach leis na díolacháin ticéad ar son ceolchoirmeacha curtha chun cinn ag an NCH féin de €1¾m agus de €5¼m do thríú páirtithe i leith na bliana iomláine. Tháinig méadú ar réamhdhíolacháin ticéad i leith réamháirithintí ceolchoirme faoi €½m thar an mbliain iomlán. Is ríthábhachtach iad na díolacháin ticéad sin do ghnó leanúnach an NCH. B’ionann an t-ioncam iomlán agus sa bhreis ar €7m den chéad ‘bhliain airgeadais’ mar chomhlacht reachtúil (Feabhra/ Nollaig 2016)(ioncam trádála arb ionann agus €4.7m, deontas arb ionann agus €2.4m), ach thuairiscigh an NCH dá ainneoin sin easnamh glan le dúshláin ag leanúint ar aghaidh chun dóthain tacaíochta a ghiniúint ó chistiú príobháideach, corparáideach agus daonchairdiúil chun éilimh an
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NCH a shásamh. Is mian liom aitheantas a thabhairt ámh don rannchur mór lenár n-urraitheoirí agus lenár ndeontóirí a choinníonn orthu gan staonadh ag tacú leis an NCH agus nach mbeadh go leor clár indéanta ná inbhuanaithe dá n-uireasa. Is ionann an fóirdheontas ón Stát agus tuairim trian amháin d’ioncam an NCH, agus tagann an t-iarmhéid ó ghníomhaíochtaí trádála.
Ardcháilíocht agus líon na gceolchoirmeacha agus na n-imeachtaí arna reáchtáil ag an NCH sa bhliain 2016, agus go sonrach sa bhliain speisialta seo do cheiliúradh céad bhliain; is fianaise iad dár bhfoireann shaintiomanta ag gach leibhéal a thugann a gcuid ama, fuinneamh agus buanna chun an NCH a mhúnlú - ina ionad aitheanta le dúil ag cách ann. Is mian liom aitheantas a thabhairt do thiomantas na foirne, an lucht bainistíochta agus an CEO ina gcuid iarrachtaí leanúnacha agus ina rannchur leis an NCH.
Is mian liom focal scoir a thabhairt ach buíochas a ghabháil le mo chomh-chomhaltaí Boird as ucht a dtiomantais, a rannchuir agus a dtacaíochta. Is mian liom aitheantas a thabhairt freisin don tacaíocht a fhaigheann an NCH ó Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí, ón Roinn Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta agus ónár nAire, Heather Humphreys T.D.
Maura McGrath Cathaoirleach
25 Bealtaine 2017
RTÉ NSO
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Is cúis áthais dom chun tuairisciú ar bhliain ghnóthach agus eisceachtúil ar go leor bealaí ag an gCeoláras Náisiúnta. I dteannta leis an athrú inár stádas dlíthiúil agus le hoscailt na Seomraí Kevin Barry athchóirithe leis an Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. (ar ar tagraíodh mar an Cathaoirleach), ba le Clár Céad Bliain na hÉireann 1916/2016 a tugadh an deis agus breis acmhainní airgeadais don Cheoláras Náisiúnta chun tabhairt faoi roinnt tionscadal sainchomhartha. D’fheidhmigh siad sin mar bhonn breise faoin tábhacht leis an gCeoláras Náisiúnta i saol ceolmhar agus cultúrtha na hÉireann agus i ról reachtúil mar an t-ionad náisiúnta do sheinm, breithmheas agus taitneamh an cheoil.
Ba shraith oícheanta seichmheacha um an gCáisc í Imagining Home, an chéad cheann dár dtionscadail d’Éirinn 2016. Chuaigh lucht féachana ar aistear iontach ilsrathach iontach trí cheol, litríocht agus cultúr na hÉireann, agus tugadh le chéile go leor de cheoltóirí, scríbhneoirí, filí, aisteoirí, smaointeoirí forásacha in Éirinn agus ealaíonta idirnáisiúnta móra le rá chun machnamh faoinár stair le déanaí, ár suíomh sa saol agus ár gcaidreamh leis le hos cionn 100 bliain anuas. Ba le rannpháirteachas fial agus comhoibríoch ó gach ceann de na buanna iontacha i gceist a bhí sé seo mar cheann de na buaicphointí cultúrtha den chlár 2016 go náisiúnta. Ina theannta sin, ba i gcomhair le Cultúr Éireann agus leis an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha, a léirigh an Ceoláras Náisiúnta imeacht speisialta ag Halla Féile Ríoga Londain ‘Imagining Ireland’.
Ba thimthriall amhrán comhaimseartha é Starboard Home, a léiríodh i gcomhair le Calafort Bhaile Átha Cliath agus arna choimeád ag ceann d’amhránaithe cónaitheacha an Cheolárais Náisiúnta Paul Noonan, le spreagadh ó Abhainn na Life agus óna calafort, agus chonacthas ann ealaíontóirí ar nós Lisa O’Neill, Cathy Davey, Gemma Hayes, John Sheahan, Declan O’Rourke agus James Vincent McMorrow. Chuaigh eisiúint an albaim ‘Starboard Home’ i dteannta leis an gceolchoirm mhór sin.
Ba chomórtas scoile a bhí in ‘Song for ‘16’ mar chuid d’Éire 2016 inar tugadh cuireadh d’amhránaithe óga chun amhrán a scríobh agus a sheinm chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Éirinn nua-aimseartha ilchultúrtha. Ba é Ireland is Our Home le David Adderly (11) an t-amhrán buacach, agus d’eisigh Disney Music Group é i gcaitheamh na bliana.
B’aistear mór de 28 ceolchoirm, ar feadh trí seachtaine i mí Mheán Fómhair é Composing the Island trí cheol ealaíonta na hÉireann le céad bliain anuas, a cuireadh i láthair i gcomhar le RTÉ agus le hurraíocht fhlaithiúil ó Bhord na Móna. Bhain an dá cheolfhoireann le RTÉ leis an tsraith agus lena ghrúpaí ceoil eile, chomh maith le go leor de cheoltóirí clasaiceacha agus ensembles is fearr ag Éirinn i gceiliúradh amháin thar chéad bhliain de chumadóirí Éireannacha.
Tugadh le chéile i Sraith Ceolchoirmeacha Idirnáisiúnta bhliantúil mhórthaibhseach an Halla dhá cheann dár n-ensembles cónaitheacha Cór Aireagail Éireann agus Ceolfhoireann Bharócach na hÉireann i leith oratóir Handel Samson i mí Eanáir, agus Cór dosháraithe de Choláiste an Rí in Cambridge mar bhailchríoch mhí na Nollag. Idir an dá linn den chéad léiriú den Bach Collegium of Japan, bhí pianódóireacht iontach againn ó Jeremy Denk in Bach agus Yundi in Chopin, thug an baratón Christian Gerhaher léiriú den scoth in Mozart leis an Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, bhí an soprán réaltógach Angela Gheorghiu in Pucini le NSO RTÉ agus leis an rímháistir veidhleadóra Maxim Vengerov a thug léiriú den scoth le ceadal. Áirítear le ceolfhoirne cuartaíocht Concertgebouw Amsterdam chun an séasúr 2016/17 a oscailt, Ceolfhoireann Aireagail Phrág agus Fiolarmónach na Bruiséile.
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Perspectives, ár sraith d’ealaíontóirí idirnáisiúnta comhaimseartha, inar tugadh ceolchoirmeacha le Max Richter, Stars of the Lid agus leis an Wayne Shorter Quartet clúiteach. Léiríomar an chéad léiriú riamh ar domhan de leagan scóir bheo de scannán mór le rá The Tree of Life le Terrence Malick, agus chonacthas inár séasúr samhraidh ceolchoirmeacha díolta amach le Melody Gardot, Rufus Wainright agus le rímháistir an ghiotáir Tommy Emmanuel.
Chuir an Halla formhéadú lena chlárúchán do leanaí agus teaghlaigh, le léiriúcháin cheolfhoirne beo den The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Room on the Broom, chomh maith le The Snowman a mbíonn síoréileamh air um an Nollaig.
Bronnadh an Gradam Saoil don bhliain 2016 ar Cheathairéad Vanvrugh, a d’fheidhmigh ról mór freisin sa chéad séasúr do Sheomra Ceadail Kevin Barry ag seinm na gceathairéad téadach iomlán le Beethoven). Cinntíodh Séasúr oscailte bríomhar le cónaitheacht leis an bhfidléir Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, chomh maithe le snagcheol le Ceathairéad Gary Peacock agus craolachán beo speisialta de ‘Talking History’ le Newstalk. Tá lucht leanúna mór tar éis bheith tarraingthe chuig an seomra ceadail cheana féin, le séasúr lán de léirithe cláraithe do 2016/17 idir Cheathairéad Con Tempo RTÉ agus sraithe giotár le Redmond O’Tolle agus phianódóirí snagcheoil Jason Moran agus Justin Kauflin.
Áiríodh le buaicphointí an tséasúir do Cheolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta RTÉ deireadh seachtaine Stravinsky, céadléiriú speisialta Éireannach leis an stiúrthóir Francach Nathalie Stutzmann; Patricia Bardon ag canadh saothair Mahler; Stephen Hough in Rachmaninov ceolchoirm fhíor-rathúil ag déanamh ceiliúrtha ar cheol le hArvo Part. Tháinig Liam O’Flynn le chéile leis an gceolfhoireann do cheolchoirm speisialta Lá ‘le Pádraig agus d’éirigh go maith freisin le Páis Naomh Eoin le Bach Aoine an Chéasta, ceolchoirm leis an mbean uathúil Camille O’Sullivan i mí Iúil agus ócáidí ceoldrámaíochta le sopráin Éireannacha Celine Byrne agus Ailish Tynan.
Ghnóthaigh Ceolfhoireann Ceolchoirme RTÉ ardmholadh le John Wilson ina shéasúr deireanach mar Phríomh-Stiúrthóir agus lena roinnt léirithe de Mise Éire, le scór ceannródaíoch Sheáin Uí Riada á sheinm beo. Áiríodh le Signature Series na ceolfhoirne Hayley Westenra agus Curtis Stigers agus thug an dá cheolfhoireann ag RTÉ léiriú iontach do na sluaite ina gceolchoirmeacha coitianta ag am lóin i rith an tsamhraidh.
Bíonn dlúthchaidrimh ag an gCeoláras Náisiúnta le go leor tionscnóirí seachtracha, a thug lear mór imeachtaí agus ealaíontóirí móra dúinn i rith na bliana ar fud gach seánra ceoil, lena n-áirítear cúig cheolchoirm dhíolta amach leis The Gloaming, an réaltóg cheoil Rebecca Storm ón West End; an t-amhránaí Rita Coolidge; na hamhránaithe is scríbhneoirí Eric Bogle agus Albert Hammond; an ceoltóir Indiach Anoushka Shankar agus an t-amhránaí ceoil thíre Sasanach Kate Rusby. D’fheidhmíomar mar óstach freisin do The Children of Lir le Patrick Cassidy agus do Chomórtas Amhránaíochta Veronica Dunne (buaite ag an soprán Éigipteach Fatma Said) agus tháinig taibhithe ceoldrámaíochta iomlána ón Lyric Opera (Carmen) agus ó Opera and Ballet International (Carmen agus Tosca). Is cuid thábhachtach dár gclár freisin iad an t-iliomad cumann córúil neamhghairmiúil a thugann taibhiú ag an Áras, amhail na ceadail orgáin rialta istoíche ar an Aoine i gcomhar le Pipeworks.
Bímid iontach sásta i gcónaí chun saothrú leis an gcéad ghlúin eile de cheoltóirí agus d’institiúidí oideachasúla Éireannacha ar nós Acadamh Ceoil Ríoga na hÉireann, Ardscoil Cheoil DIT; an Cheolfhoireann Óige Náisiúnta; Ceolfhoirne Óige Bhaile Átha Cliath agus an Fheis Cheoil.
Ba bhliain ghnóthach amháin eile í 2016 don chlár Oideachais, Pobail agus For-Rochtana. Tháinig formhéadú ar an gclár thar gach ceann de na cúig eochairlimistéar oibre (Leanaí agus Teaghlaigh; Ceoltóirí agus Mic Léinn Cheoil; Scoileanna agus Oidí; Pobal agus Cúram Sláinte) a sholáthraíonn deiseanna do dhaoine chun plé leis an gceol ní ba mhó ná riamh.
Tháinig ár gceolfhoireann forbartha, SinfoNua, ar ais do cheiliúradh an cheoil Mheiriceánaigh leis an bpianódóir ardmholta Michael McHale, a sheinn ní ba dhéanaí le Camerata Ireland i gcomhair léiriú beo den scannán ceannródaíoch The Battle of the Somme. Mar chuid de thionscadal nuálaíoch arna chistiú ag Fondúireacht Eolaíochta na hÉireann agus Cuideachta Poirt Bhaile Átha Cliath, agus ag comhshaothrú le Coláiste na Tríonóide Bhaile Átha Cliath, An Ceol agus An Eolaíocht: Quavers
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to Quadratics tairgeadh bealach nua agus bríomhar do ní ba mhó ná 700 dalta bunscoile chun féachaint ar an bhfisic trí mheán an cheoil agus na fuaime. Tairgeadh aistear dár ndaltaí óga trí cheol éagsúil na cruinne trí léirithe idirghníomhacha le Musical World, agus lenár sraithe cainteanna Mighty Bach, le Tim Thurston féin, inar tugadh léargas spéisiúil agus uathúil i gceann de na cumadóirí ab fhearr ar domhan.
B’ionann líon na gcuairteanna sa bhliain 2016 ná thar 23,000 leis na himeachtaí úd, i dteannta le go leor imeachtaí eile sa chlár Oideachais, Pobail agus For-rochtana. Ghlac daoine idir aoiseanna 3 mhí agus 91 bliain rannpháirt thar réimse leathan léiriúchán, ceardlann, máistir-ranganna agus cainteanna, ag léiriú ár dtiomantais leanúnaigh don fhoghlaim ar feadh an tsaoil agus don rannpháirtíocht.
Bhain ár saothar for-rochtana ar fud na hÉireann os cionn 4,000 duine amach sa bhliain 2016 leis sin. Feidhmíonn Music in Children’s Hospitals: Kids’ Classics in ocht n-ionad go náisiúnta anois; tairgtear deiseanna do rannpháirteachas ceoil le Music in Mind do dhaoine sa phobal le deacrachtaí meabhairshláinté; tugann Health and Harmony léiriúchán ceoil isteach sa chúram lae agus sna hionaid faoisimh néaltraithe, agus bíonn ár gclár ceoil san Ospidéal Náisiúnta Athshlánúcháin ag cúnamh go leanúnach le hahthshlánú daoine le Gortú Inchinne Faighte.
Fógraíodh an Dordbharatón Padraic Rowan mar bhuaiteoir Ghradam Sparánachta Bernadette Greevy 2016, a fhaigheann tacaíocht fhlaithiúil ón Roinn Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, agus bhuaigh David Coonan an comórtas cumadóireachta le Jerome Hynes.
Rinne an Ceoláras Náisiúnta athbhreithniú branda cuimsitheach le linn na bliana 2016 mar eochairchuid d’fhorfheidhmiú a Straitéise 2015-2020. Bhain taighde cuimsitheach sa lucht éisteachta, comhairliúchán geallsealbhóirí agus tagarmharcáil náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta leis an bpróiseas, a mhúnlóidh na torthaí uaidh forbairtí agus tionscnaimh na todhchaí, lena n-áirítear rolladh amach na féiniúlachta físe nua in Earrach na bliana 2017.
Táimid tar éis bheith ag dlúthshaothrú go comhuaineach leis an OPW chun máistirphlean suímh chuimsitheach d’athfhorbairt an Cheolárais Náisiúnta, croí-ghné eile den straitéis. Feicfear ansin leanúnachas den chur chuige céimnithe d’athchóiriú agus d’uasghrádú na saoráidí reatha, ach ina phlean fadtéarmach cuimsitheach freisin d’iomláine
shuíomh Ardán Phort an Iarla, lena n-áirítear forbairt mhúsaem eolaíochta náisiúnta na leanaí ar chuid den suíomh úd, dár cheadaíodh cead pleanála i mí Mheán Fómhair.
Forbairt thábhachtach eile ab ea ainmniú Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath agus máguaird den Cheoláras mar Cheathrú an Cheolárais Náisiúnta, lena gcuirtear an tÁras agus Gairdíní Uíbh Eachach ag lár na bpleananna forbartha don cheantar mar cheathrú chultúrtha shuaithinseach.
Mar a tuairiscíodh ag an gCathaoirleach cheana féin, d’fhan líon agus díolacháin ár bpátrún dearfach sa bhliain 2016, le meántinreamh do cheolchoirmeacha sa phríomh-halla éisteachta suas faoi 2% ón mbliain roimhe sin. Léiríomar os cionn 1,000 imeacht sa bhliain 2016 trí chéile d’os cionn 312,000 duine.
Teastaíonn iarracht mhór thar ceann ár bhfoirne ar fud gach rannóg chuige sin, agus ba mhaith liom glacadh leis an deis sin buíochas a ghabháil le mo chomhghleacaithe go léir sa chlárúchán, oideachas, oibríochtaí, díolacháin agus margaíocht, forbairt agus airgeadas as ucht a ndíograise eisceachtúla agus a saothair chrua i rith na bliana. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil freisin le tiomantas agus le saothar an Bhoird stiúrthóirí agus leis an gCathaoirleach Maura McGrath óna gceapadh i mí an Mheithimh, agus leis an Aire Heather Humphreys T.D. agus leis an Roinn Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta dá dtacaíocht leanúnach
Simon Taylor Príomhfheidhmeannach
25 Bealtaine 2017
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CEATHAIRÉAD WAYNE SHORTER IMAGINING HOME: ENGLAND - CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN
GLEN HANSARD
MAXIM VENGEROV © B EALOVEGA
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TUAIRISC AN INIÚCHÓRA AN TARD-AIGHNE CUNTAS AGUS CISTE TUAIRISC LE CUR FAOI BHRÁID THITHE AN OIREACHTAIS
AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA
Táimse tar éis iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar ráitis airgeadais an Cheolárais Náisiúnta ar feadh tréimhse dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2016 faoin Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015. Cuimsítear sna ráitis airgeadais an ráiteas um ioncam agus caiteachas, an ráiteas um ioncam cuimsitheach, an ráiteas um sheasamh airgeadais, an ráiteas um shreabhanna airgid agus na nótaí gaolmhara. Ullmhaíodh na ráitis airgeadais faoi Alt 26 den Acht, agus i gcomhréir leis an gcleachtas cuntasaíochta a nglactar go coitianta leis.
FREAGRACHTAÍ NA GCOMHALTAÍ BOIRD
Is é an Bord atá freagrach as ullmhú na ráiteas airgeadais, as a chinntiú go dtugtar léargas fíor cothrom iontu, agus as rialtacht na n-idirbheart a chinntiú.
FREAGRACHTAÍ AN ARD-REACHTAIRE CUNTAS AGUS CISTE
Is í m’fhreagrachtsa na ráitis airgeadais a iniúchadh agus tuairisciú ina leith i gcomhréir leis an dlí is infheidhmithe.
Déantar m’iniúchadh trí thagairt a dhéanamh do dhálaí speisialta a bhaineann le comhlachtaí Stáit i ndáil lena mbainistiú agus lena n-oibriú.
Déantar m’iniúchadh i gcomhréir leis na Caighdeáin Idirnáisiúnta um Iniúchóireacht (An RA agus Éire) agus ag comhlíonadh le Caighdeáin Eiticiúla an Bhoird um Chleachtais Iniúchóireachta d’Iniúchóirí.
RAON FEIDHME INIÚCHADH NA RÁITEAS AIRGEADAIS
Baineann fáil fianaise le hiniúchadh i leith na méideanna agus na nithe a nochtadh sna ráitis airgeadais, ar leordhóthanach iad chun ráthaíocht réasúnta a sholáthar gur saor iad na ráitis airgeadais ó mhíráiteas ábhartha, bíodh sé de bharr calaoise nó earráide. Áirítear leis sin measúnú
arb iomchuí iad na beartais chuntasaíochta do chúinsí an Cheolárais Náisiúnta, agus ar cuireadh chun feidhme go comhsheasmhach iad agus ar nochtadh go leordhóthanach iad ar réasúntacht meastachán cuntasaíochta suntasach a dhéantar in ullmhú na ráiteas airgeadais, agus ar léiriú foriomlán na ráiteas airgeadais.
Féachaimse freisin chun fianaise a fháil i leith rialtacht na n-idirbheart airgeadais i gcaitheamh an iniúchta.
Ina theannta sin, léigh mé tuarascáil bhliantúil an Cheolárais Náisiúnta chun neamhréireachtaí ábharacha leis na ráitis airgeadais a aithint, agus chun aon eolas a aithint ar mícheart go hábhartha de réir dealraimh é, bunaithe ar an eolas a shealbhaigh mé, nó ar neamhréireach go hábharach iad, i gcaitheamh fheidhmiú an iniúchta. Breithnímse na himpleachtaí do mo thuairiscse má éirím feasach i leith aon mhíráiteas nó neamhréireachtaí ábhartha dealraitheacha.
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TUAIRIM I LEITH NA RÁITEAS AIRGEADAIS
I mo thuairimse, tugtar sna ráitis airgeadais: léiriú fíor agus cóir, de shócmhainní, dliteanais agus seasamh airgeadais na Cuideachta amhail 31 Nollaig 2016 agus dá brabús don bhliain dar críoch; agus ullmhaíodh go hiomchuí iad i gcomhréir leis an gcleachtas cuntasaíochta a nglactar go coitianta leis. I mo thuairimse, ba leordhóthanach iad taifid chuntasaíochta an Cheolárais Náisiúnta chun ceadú d’iniúchadh an chuntais go réidh agus go cuí. Tagann na ráitis airgeadais leis na taifid chuntasaíochta.
CISTIÚ SOCHAIR SCOIR IARCHURTHA
Gan cur le mo thuairimse, tarraingímse aird do nóta 25(b) leis na ráitis airgeadais. Aithníonn an Ceoláras Náisiúnta sócmhainn i ndáil leis an gcistiú sochair scoir iarchurtha – an luach reatha cistithe a bhfuil sé ag dúil go soláthróidh an Stát amach anseo chun dliteanais sochair scoir a shásamh de réir mar a éiríonn siad dlite. Is lárnach mar chuid den chóireáil chuntasaíochta seo í an tuairim go gcuirfear aon ioncam a ghintear ag An Ceoláras Náisiúnta sa chéad ásc chun feidhme do chaiteachais reatha, agus go sásóidh cistiú an Stáit aon easnamh reatha nó amach anseo sna hacmhainní, lena n-áirítear dliteanais sochair scoir amach anseo.
CÚRSAÍ AR A DTUAIRISCÍMSE TRÍ EISCEACHT
Tuairiscímse i bhfoirm eisceachta mura bhfuair mé gach eolas agus míniú ar theastaigh ó m’iniúchadhsa, nó má thagaim ar aon ásc ábhartha nár cuireadh an t-airgead chun feidhme chun na críoch a bhí ceaptha dó nó nár chloígh na hidirbhearta leis na húdaráis dá rialú, nó mura comhsheasmhach é an t-eolas a thugtar i dtuarascáil bhliantúil An Ceoláras Náisiúnta leis na ráitis airgeadais ghaolmhar nó leis an eolas a shealbhaigh mé i gcaitheamh fheidhmiú an iniúchta, nó nach léiríonn an ráiteas i leith rialaithe airgeadais inmheánaigh comhlíonadh an Bhoird leis an gCód Cleachtas do Rialachas na gComhlachtaí Stáit, nó má fhaighimse amach go bhfuil cúrsaí ábhartha eile ann i ndáil leis an gcaoi ina ndearnadh an gnó poiblí.
Níl rud ar bith le tuairisciú agamsa i ndáil leis na cúrsaí úd ar trí eisceacht a dhéantar an tuairisciú.
Seamus McCarthy An tArd-Aighne Cuntas agus Ciste
30 Meitheamh 2017
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RÁITEAS UM IONCAM & CAITEACHAS DON TRÉIMHSE IDIR 1 FEABHRA 2016 (DÁTA BUNAITHE) AGUS 31 NOLLAIG 2016
2016 NÓTAÍ €
Ioncam Deontas státchiste 5 2,426,250 Ioncam ó Imeachtaí Curtha chun Cinn féin 2,063,370 Amúchadh an Deontais Chaipitiúil 16 223,915 Glanchistiú Iarchurtha do Phinsin 25a 399,011 Ioncam Eile 6 2,647,763 Ioncam Iomlán 7,760,309
Caiteachas Costais Foirne 7 (2,630,673) Costais Phinsin 25a (399,011) Caiteachais Churtha chun Cinn 8 (3,514,741) Caiteachais Bhunaithe 9 (739,554) Caiteachais Riaracháin 10 (389,862) Dímheas 12 (232,620) Caiteachas Iomlán (7,906,461)
Easnamh Roimh Leithreasuithe (146,152)
Aistriú ón gCúlchiste Orgáin 5,086 Brabús ar dhiúscairt sócmhainní seasta 8,900 EASNAMH DON TRÉIMHSE TAR ÉIS LEITHREASUITHE 11 (132,166)
Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí leis seo agus na ráitis um shreabhanna airgid
Faomhadh na ráitis airgeadais leis an mbord an 25 Bealtaine 2017 agus síníodh iad thar a cheann le:-
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Cathaoirleach Comhalta Boird
25 Bealtaine 2017
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RÁITEAS UM IONCAM CUIMSITHEACH DON TRÉIMHSE IDIR 1 FEABHRA 2016 (DÁTA BUNAITHE) AGUS 31 NOLLAIG 2016
2016 NOTE €
Easnamh don tréimhse tar éis leithreasuithe (132,166)
Caillteanas achtúireach um dhliteanais phinsin 25c (1,960,000)
Coigeartú don tsócmhainn cistithe pinsin iarchurtha 25b 1,960,000
Easnamh cuimsitheach iomlán don tréimhse (132,166)
Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí leis seo agus na ráitis um shreabhanna airgid
Faomhadh na ráitis airgeadais leis an mbord an 25 Bealtaine 2017 agus síníodh iad thar a cheann le:-
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Cathaoirleach Comhalta Boird
25 Bealtaine 2017
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RÁITEAS UM SHEASAMH AIRGEADAIS DON TRÉIMHSE IDIR 1 FEABHRA 2016 (DÁTA BUNAITHE) AGUS 31 NOLLAIG 2016
2016 NÓTAÍ €
Sócmhainní Seasta Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh 12 679,846
Sócmhainní Reatha Infháltais agus Réamhíocaíochtaí 13 283,967 Airgead sa bhanc agus ar láimh 4,999,913 5,283,880
Iníocthaigh: méideanna ag éirí dlite laistigh d’aon bhliain amháin 14 (4,210,053)
Glansócmhainní Reatha 1,073,827
Sócmhainní Iomlána lúide dliteanais reatha 1,753,673
Sochair Scoir Oibleagáidí sochair scoir 25c (10,076,011) Sócmhainn cistithe sochair scoir iarchurtha 25b 10,076,011 Glansócmhainní Iomlána 1,753,673
Cúlchistí Aistriú Socruithe 3 1,570,230 Easnamh don Tréimhse (132,166) 1,438,064 Cúlchistí eile 15 315,609 1,753,673
Is cuid lárnach de na ráitis airgeadais iad na nótaí leo agus an ráiteas um shreabhanna airgid
Thug an bord faomhadh do na ráitis airgeadais an 25 Bealtaine 2017 agus síníodh iad thar a cheann le:-
Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Cathaoirleach Comhalta Boird
25 Bealtaine 2017
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RÁITEAS UM SHREABHANNA AIRGID DON TRÉIMHSE IDIR 1 FEABHRA 2016 (DÁTA BUNAITHE) AGUS 31 NOLLAIG 2016
2016 NOTE €
SREABHADH AIRGID Ó GHNÍOMHAÍOCHTAÍ OIBRIÚCHÁIN AGUS Ó AISTRITHE AR BHUNÚ
Easnamh Oibriúcháin (132,166) Ús Faighte (26,151) (Brabús) ar dhiúscairt sócmhainní seasta inláimhsithe (8,900) Dímheas 232,620 Amúchadh Deontas Caipitiúil (223,915) Aistriú ón gCúlchiste Orgáin (5,086) Laghdú sna Feichiúnaithe 297,279 Méadú sna Creidiúnaithe 695,891 Méadú i gCúlchistí eile 32,969 Airgead agus coibhéisí airgid aistrithe ó 4,102,321 The National Concert Hall Company Limited Insreabhadh airgid ghlain ó ghníomhaíochtaí oibriúcháin 4,964,862
SREABHADH AIRGID Ó GHNÍOMHAÍOCHTAÍ INFHEISTÍOCHTAÍ
Íocaíochtaí chun Sócmhainní Seasta Inláimhsithe a shealbhú 392,062 Deontais Chaipitiúla Faighte (392,062) Réadaithe ó Dhíol Sócmhainní Inláimhsithe 8,900 Ús Faighte 26,151 35,051
MÉADÚ SAN AIRGEAD AGUS SNA COIBHÉISÍ AIRGID SA TRÉIMHSE 4,999,913 AIRGEAD AGUS COIBHÉISÍ AIRGID 0 AIRGEAD AGUS COIBHÉISÍ AIRGID AG DEIREADH NA BLIANA 4,999,913
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SCANNÁN CATH AN SOMME LE CAMERATA IRELAND AGUS SINFONUA
JOHN CONCANNON (CREATIVE IRELAND), MAURA MCGRATH (CATHAOIRLEACH AN CHEOLÁRAIS NÁISIÚNTA), DEE FORBES (RTÉ), SABINA HIGGINS, AN TUACHATARÁN MICHAEL D. HIGGINS, JOHN HORGAN (BORD NA MÓNA), MOYA DOHERTY (RTÉ), SIMON TAYLOR (PRÍOMHFHEIDMEANNACH AN CHEOLÁRAIS NÁISIÚNTA), AG SEOLADH COMPOSING THE ISLAND
ESB LIVE - PAUL BRADY VEIDHLEADÓIR ELAINE CLARK LEIS AN GCEOLFHOIREANN SHIANSACH NÁISIÚNTA RTÉ AGUS STIÚRTHÓIR GAVIN MALONEY
AN TAOISEACH ENDA KENNY, TD LEIS AN AIRE EALAÍON, OIDHREACHTA, GNÓTHAÍ RÉIGIÚNACHA, TUAITHE AGUS GAELTACHTA HEATHER HUMPHREYS TD, PF AN CHEOLÁRAIS NÁISIÚNTA SIMON TAYLOR & AN CEATHAIRÉAD VANBRUGH AG OSCAILT NA SEOMRAÍ KEVIN BARRY
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NÓTAÍ LEIS NA RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS
1. BEARTAIS CHUNTASAÍOCHTA
Na beartais chuntasaíochta suntasacha ar ghlac an NCH leo a cuireadh chun feidhme go comhsheasmhach síos tríd an tréimhse; is iad seo a leanas iad:
1.1. Bunús an Ullmhúcháin
Is ar bhunús an ghnóthais leantaigh faoi choinbhinsiún an chostais stairiúil a ullmhaítear na ráitis airgeadais, agus cloíonn siad leis “An Caighdeán Tuairiscithe Airgeadais is infheidhmithe in Éirinn agus sa Ríocht Aontaithe” arna eisiúint ag an gComhairle um Thuairisciú Airgeadais lena n-áirítear faomhadh FRS 102 agus arna fhógairt ag Institiúid na gCuntasóirí Cairte in Éirinn. Is aonán sochair phoiblí é An Ceoláras Náisiúnta. Tá stádas cánach carthanachta ag An Ceoláras Náisiúnta.
1.2. Airgeadra
i Airgeadra Feidhmiúil agus Láithreoireachta Déantar na míreanna a áirítear leis na ráitis airgeadais a thomhas ach úsáid a bhaint as an airgeadra den chomhshaol eacnamaíoch príomha ina n-oibríonn an NCH (“an t-airgeadra feidhmiúil”). Is in Euro a léirítear na ráitis airgeadais, arb é airgeadra feidhmiúil agus léiriúcháin an chomhlachta é, agus a chomharthaítear leis an tsiombail “€”.
ii Idirbhearta agus Iarmhéideanna Aistrítear idirbhearta in airgeadraí eachtracha isteach san airgeadra feidhmiúil ag baint úsáid as na rátaí malairte ag dátaí na n-idirbheart. Aistrítear míreanna airgeadaíochta in airgeadra eachtracha ag deireadh gach tréimhse ag baint úsáide as an ráta dúnta.
1.3. Ioncam
Aithnítear an tIoncam sa mhéid agus go bfhaigheann an NCH an ceart chun comaoine mar mhalairt dá léiriúchán, agus ní áirítear an cháin bhreisluacha leis.
Aithnítear an t-ioncam ó sholáthar seirbhís sa tréimhse chuntasaíochta ina soláthraítear na seirbhísí, agus is féidir meastachán a thabhairt i leith toradh an chonartha go hiontaofa.
1.4. Deontais ón Státchiste
Aithnítear deontais ón státchiste sa Ráiteas um Ioncam & Caiteachas mar arb ann do ráthaíocht réasúnta go bhfaighfear an deontas agus gur chloígh an NCH le gach coinníoll ceangailte.
Cuimsíonn an deontas idir míreanna i) reatha agus ii) caipitiúla. Mionsonraítear an deontas reatha sa Ráiteas um Ioncam & Caiteachas, agus sloinntear an deontas caipitiúil ag nóta 16. Cuirtear deontais chaipitiúla chun feidhme do shealbhú na sócmhainní seasta. Amúchtar deontais chaipitiúla chun an Ráiteas um Ioncam & Caiteachas thar an tréimhse chéanna ina ndímheastar na sócmhainní bunúsacha.
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1.5. Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh agus Dímheas
Sloinntear sócmhainní seasta ag costas lúide dímheas carntha. Ríomhtar an muirear dímheasa chun luach de réir na leabhar ag gach Sócmhainn Sheasta a dhíscríobh thar a gnáth-shaolré ionchasach de réir méid chothroim ag na rátaí seo a leanas :-
Leasú d’Áitreabh Léasachta - idir 10 agus 50 bliain Píborgán - 25 bliain Pianó Steinway - 5 bliana Córas Sonraí Ríomhaire - 5 bliana Trealamh Oifige, Lónadóireachta & Eile - 5 bliana Aimplitheoirí agus Córas Callairí - 5 bliana Córas Teileafóin - 5 bliana Consól Measctha - 5 bliana
Bearnúchán Athbhreithnítear sócmhainní do bhearnúchán cibé uair a thásctar le himeachtaí nó le hathruithe ar chúinsí go mb’fhéidir nach in-aisghabhála í an tsuim ghlanluacha. Aithnítear caillteanas bearnúcháin don mhéid faoina sáraíonn suim ghlanluacha na sócmhainne a méid in-aisghabhála.
Is ionann an méid in-aisghabhála agus an ceann is airde de luach cóir sócmhainne lúide costais chun díol agus luacháil i mbun úsáide. Sainmhínítear an luach i mbun úsáide mar luach reatha na sreabhanna airgid amach anseo mar thoradh ar úsáid leanúnach na sócmhainní.
Má mheastar méid in-aisghabhála na sócmhainne bheith níos ísle ná an tsuim ghlanluacha, is amhlaidh a laghdaítear an tsuim ghlanluacha chuig a méid in-aisghabhála.
Má aisiompaítear caillteanas bearnúcháin ina dhiaidh sin, is amhlaidh a mhéadaítear suim ghlanluacha na sócmhainne chuig meastachán leasaithe a méid in-aisghabhála, ach amháin dá mhéad agus nach sáraíonn an tsuim ghlanluacha leasaithe an tsuim ghlanluacha a bheadh breithnithe (glan ar dhímheas) agus nár aithníodh aon chaillteanas bearnúcháin di sna tréimhsí roimhe sin. Is sa chuntas ioncaim agus caiteachais a aithnítear aisiompú caillteanais bhearnúcháin.
1.6. Infháltais
Cuimsíonn infháltais an trádáil agus féichiúnaithe eile. Aithnítear foráil do neamh-aisghabháil na n-infháltas nuair atá fianaise oibiachtúil ann nach mbeidh an NCH in ann gach méid dlite a bhailiú. Is ionann méid na forála agus an difríocht idir suim ghlanluacha na sócmhainní agus an luach in- aisghabhála measta.
1.7. Airgead agus Coibhéisí Airgid
Áirítear leis an airgead agus na coibhéisí airgid airgead ar láimh, na taiscí prapéilimh le bainc agus infheistíochta gearrthéarmacha ardleachtacha le bunaibíochtaí de thrí mhí nó níos lú. Taispeántar rótharraingtí bainc taobh istigh d’iasachtaí sna dliteanais reatha sa ráiteas um sheasamh airgeadais.
1.8. Iníocthaigh
Cuimsítear sna hiníocthaigh trádáil agus creidiúnaithe eile, agus aicmítear iad mar dhliteanais reatha má bhíonn an íocaíocht dlite laistigh d’aon bhliain amháin nó níos lú. Mura mbíonn, is mar dhliteanais neamhreatha a thaispeántar iad.
1.9. Forálacha
Aithnítear forálacha nuair a bhíonn oibleagáid dhlíthiúil nó inchiallaithe reatha ar an NCH mar thoradh ar imeachtaí roimhe seo: is dócha go mbeidh eis-sreabhadh acmhainní de dhíth chun an oibleagáid a ghlanadh; agus is féidir méid na hoibleagáide a mheas go hiontaofa.
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Déantar forálacha a thomhas ag luach reatha an chaiteachais a bhfuiltear ag dúil leis chun an oibleagáid a ghlanadh.
1.10. Teagmhasaigh
Aithnítear dliteanais teagmhasach, ag éirí as imeachtaí roimhe seo, nuair a) is dócha go mbeidh eis-sreabhadh acmhainní nó gur féidir méid a thomhas go hiontaofa ag an dáta tuairiscithe nó b) nuair a dheimhneofar iad bheith ann le tarlú nó le neamhtharlú imeachtaí éiginnte amach anseo nach mbíonn laistigh de riail iomlán an eagrais. Nochtar dliteanais teagmhasacha sna ráitis airgeadais mura mbíonn dóchúlacht eis-sreafa fhánach ann.
Ní aithnítear sócmhainní teagmhasacha ach amháin sna ráitis airgeadais nuair is dócha go mbeidh insreabhadh sochar eacnamaíoch ann.
1.11. Sochair d’Fhostaithe
Soláthraíonn an NCH réimse sochar d’fhostaithe. Aithnítear sochair ghearrthéarmacha, lena n-áirítear pá saoire agus sochair neamhairgeadaíochta comhchosúla eile, mar chaiteachas sa tréimhse ina bhfaightear an tseirbhís.
Éireoidh caiteachas ar phinsin agus cnapshuimeanna dlite lena sásamh ó acmhainní An Ceoláras Náisiúnta de réir mar a éireoidh siad iníoctha.
Tabharfar an caiteachas sin san áireamh chun an Deontas bliantúil a ríomh.
1.12 Cúlchiste Athfhorbartha Caipitiúil
Chinn an Ceoláras Náisiúnta chun cúlchiste athfhorbartha caipitiúil a bhunú arb é an cuspóir leis chun costais athfhorbartha an Cheolárais a chistiú sa todhchaí. Tagann gach cinneadh faoi úsáid an chúlchiste sin faoi réir fhaomhadh an Bhoird.
2. BREITHIÚNAIS AGUS MEASTACHÁIN CHUNTASAÍOCHTA CRITICIÚLA
Ní mór le hullmhú na ráiteas airgeadais sin go ndéanann na stiúrthóirí breithiúnais, meastacháin agus toimhdí a théann i bhfeidhm ar bheartais agus ar mhéideanna tuairiscithe na sócmhainní agus na ndliteanas, an ioncaim agus na gcaiteachas.
Déantar luach na mbreithiúnas agus na meastachán a fháil go leanúnach, agus bunaítear iad ar thaithí stairiúil agus ar fhachtóirí eile, lena n-áirítear ionchais i leith imeachtaí na todhchaí a chreidtear bheith réasúnach faoi na himthosca.
Ceapann an NCH meastacháin agus toimhdí maidir leis an todhchaí. B'fhéidir nach comhionann na meastacháin chuntasaíochta dá thoradh agus an toradh iarbhír gaolmhar. Na meastacháin agus na toimhdí lena mbaineann riosca suntasach bheith ina gcúis le coigeartú nithiúil do shuimeanna glanluacha na sócmhainní agus na ndliteanas laistigh den chéad bhliain airgeadais eile; pléitear thíos iad.
(a) Saolré eacnamaíoch fhónta a bhunú chun críocha dímheasa na sócmhainní seasta Cuimsíonn sócmhainní seasta cion maith de shócmhainní iomlána. Braitheann an muirear dímheasa bliantúil go príomha ar an saolré eacnamaíoch fhónta mheasta de gach cineál sócmhainne agus ar mheastacháin na luachanna iarmharacha. Féadtar tionchar mór bheith ag athruithe sna saolréanna fónta sócmhainní ar na muirir dhímheasta agus amúchta don tréimhse. Áirítear mionsonraí na saolréanna eacnamaíocha fónta leis na beartais chuntasaíochta.
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3. AISTRIÚ SOCRUITHE
Bunaíodh An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall mar chomhlacht reachtúil an 1 Feabhra 2016. Aistríodh gníomhaíochtaí an chomhlachta réamhtheachtaí (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta, The National Concert Hall Company Limited) chuig An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall an dáta úd. Ba iad seo a leanas na hiarmhéideanna airgeadais a aistríodh an dáta úd:
€€
Sócmhainní Seasta 6,744,918 Costas (6,224,514) 520,404 Lúide dímheas carntha
Airgead agus coibhéisí airgid 4,102,321
Féichiúnaithe Féichiúnaithe 83,749 Féichiúnaithe trádála 497,497 581,246
Creidiúnaithe Creidiúnaithe trádála 296,735 ÍMAT/ÁSPC 59,927 CBL 13,428 Creidiúnaithe ilghnéitheacha 639,683 Scéim Aoisliúntais na gCéilí & na Leanaí 181,227 Scéim AVC 159,366 Deontais chaipitiúla iarchurtha 422,851 Réamháirithintí agus éarlaisí 1,561,564 (3,334,781)
Cúlchistí Cúlchiste orgáin 5,086 Cúlchiste For-rochtana Oideachasúil 48,514 Cúlchiste Athfhorbartha Caipitiúil 245,360 (298,960) Iomlán 1,570,230
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4. IONSTRAIMÍ AIRGEADAIS 2016 € Sócmhainní airgeadais arb ionstraimí fiachais iad a thomhaistear ag costas Féichiúnaithe trádála 121,222 Féichiúnaithe eile 162,745 Airgead sa bhanc agus ar láimh 4,999,913
Dliteanais airgeadais a thomhaistear ag costas Creidiúnaithe trádála 431,525 Deontais chaipitiúla iarchurtha 590,993 Réamh-Áirithintí agus Éarlaisí 1,755,154
5. DEONTAIS ÓN STÁTCHISTE
B’ionann na deontais státchiste a fuarthas ó fhotheideal A5 den Roinn Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta don tréimhse chuntasaíocht dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2016 agus €2,426,250. Ina theannta sin b’ionann luach na ndeontas caipitiúil a fuarthas ón Rialtas do na 11 mí dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2016 agus €410,807.
6. IONCAM EILE 2016 €
Fruiliú Saoráidí an Árais 769,648 Cíos RTÉ 513,669 Coimisiúin 437,940 Urraíocht ón gClár Oideachais agus Fáltais Ghaolmhara 330,902 Deonuithe ó Chairde/Chorparáidí/Daonchairdiúla 282,299 Cíos Lónadóireachta 164,698 Ioncam Ilghnéitheach 148,607 Iomlán 2,647,763
7. FOSTAITHE
Líon na bhfostaithe B’ionann meánlíon na bhfostaithe i gcaitheamh na bliana agus: 2016 Líon
Tacaíocht Ceolchoirme 77 Riarachán 26 103 Costais fostaíochta 2016 €
Pá agus tuarastail 2,298,195 ÁSPC(ER) 229,489 Íocaíochtaí pinsin 102,989 2,630,673
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2016 € 8. CAITEACHAIS CHUR CHUN CINN
Clár Oideachais 203,293 Caiteachais ó Learn and Explore 185,615 Fógraíocht agus Cur chun Cinn 352,747 Costas na gCur chun Cinn féin 2,725,721 Muirir Bhainc agus Cárta Creidmheasa 47,365 3,514,741
2016 € 9. CAITEACHAIS BHUNAITHE
Glanadh agus Sláinteacha 129,475 Solas agus Teas 171,986 Árachas 18,113 Cíos agus Rátaí 11,796 Slándáil 39,321 Tiúnáil Pianó 28,216 Caiteachais Ilghnéitheacha 85,775 Deisiúcháin agus Athnuachan 254,872 739,544
2016 € 10. CAITEACHAIS RIARACHÁIN
Clódóireacht agus Stáiseanóireacht 33,757 Táillí Gairmiúla 81,366 Postas 60,519 Teileafón 40,577 Caiteachais Chathaoirligh/Stiúrthóra 1,499 Caiteachais Oibriúcháin an Bhoird & na gCoistí 4,688 Costais earcaíochta foirne agus gníomhaireachta 167,456 389,862
2016 € 11. EASNAMH OIBRIÚCHÁIN
Sloinntear an t-easnamh oibriúcháin tar éis gearradh: Táillí Iniúchóireachta 15,000 Dímheas na sócmhainní inláimhsithe - i seilbh 232,620
agus tar éis cur chun sochair: Brabús ar dhiúscairt sócmhainní seasta inláimhsithe 8,900 Deontas Státchiste 2,426,250
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12. RÉADMHAOIN, GLÉASRA AGUS TREALAMH
Iarmhéid Aistriú Breiseáin Diúscairtí Iarmhéid Oscailte (Nóta 3) Dúnta €€€€€ Costas Aimplitheoirí agus Córas Callairí 0 819,405 26,711 0 846,116 Leasuithe d’Áitreabh 0 368,129 0 0 368,129 Léasachta Píborgán 0 711,605 23,855 0 735,460 Córas Sonraí Ríomhaireachta 0 1,614,912 98,161 0 1,713,073 Lónadóireacht Oifige agus 0 2,432,785 114,432 (27,670) 2,519,547 Trealamh Eile Pianó Steinway 0 468,084 109,768 0 577,852 Córas Teileafóin 0 144,233 10,768 0 155,001 Consól Measctha 0 185,765 8,367 0 194,132 0 6,744,918 392,062 (27,670) 7,109,310
Iarmhéid Aistriú Breiseáin Diúscairtí Iarmhéid Oscailte (Nóta 3) Dúnta €€€€€ Dímheas Aimplitheoirí agus Córas Callairí 0 768,373 43,090 0 811,463 Leasuithe d’Áitreabh 0 276,010 3,616 0 279,626 Léasachta Píborgán 0 706,516 9,462 0 715,978 Córas Sonraí Ríomhaireachta 0 1,549,230 41,343 0 1,590,573 Lónadóireacht Oifige agus 0 2,226,747 85,748 (27,670) 2,284,825 Trealamh Eile Pianó Steinway 0 395,505 36,901 0 432,406 Córas Teileafóin 0 143,949 2,240 0 146,189 Consól Measctha 0 158,184 10,220 0 168,404 0 6,224,514 232,620 (27,670) 6,429,464
Glanluach de réir na Leabhar 679,846
Aistríodh sócmhainní chuig an gcomhlacht nua de réir na luachanna sa sceideal thuas dar teideal ‘Aistriú’ faoi mar a nochtadh i nóta 3 thuas. Níl ann d’aon léas foirmiúlaithe go fóill do na foirgnimh ina bhfaightear An Ceoláras Náisiúnta. Tá úsáid na bhfoirgneamh ag an Ceoláras Náisiúnta ó Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí gan mhuirear.
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KING’S COLLEGE CHOIR, CAMBRIDGE AN CEOL AGUS AN EOLAÍOCHT
MARTIN HAYES & DENNIS CAHILL
BACH COLLEGIUM JAPAN Á STIÚRADH AG MASAAKI SUZUKI
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13. FÉICHIÚNAITHE 2016 €
Féichiúnaithe trádála 121,222 Réamhíocaíochtaí 162,745 283,967
14. INÍOCTHAIGH: MÉIDEANNA AG ÉIRÍ DLITE LAISTIGH D’AON BHLIAIN AMHÁIN 2016 €
Creidiúnaithe trádála 431,525 ÍMAT/ÁSPC/MSU 89,528 CBL 29,256 Scéim Aoisliúntais na gCéilí & na Leanaí 192,461 Scéim AVC 159,366 Fabhruithe agus ioncam iarchurtha 961,770 Deontais Chaipitiúla Iarchurtha (Mionsonraítear i Nóta 16 gluaiseachtaí thar an tréimhse) 590,993 Réamh-Áirithintí agus Éarlaisí 1,755,154 4,210,053
15. CÚLCHISTÍ EILE 2016 €
Cúlchiste Oideachais agus For-Rochtana 48,514 Cúlchiste Athfhorbartha Caipitiúla (Mionsonraítear i Nóta 17 gluaiseacht thar an tréimhse) 267,095 315,609
Thug Anne-Sophie Mutter léiriú i gceolchoirm an 8 Márta 2007 ar deonaíodh na fáltais di chuig an Ceoláras Náisiúnta lena leas go heisiach dá Chlár Oideachais agus For-Rochtana.
16. GLUAISEACHT UM DHEONTAIS CHAIPITIÚLA IARCHURTHA
2016 € Iarmhéid Tosaigh - Aistriú Socraithe ón NCH Co. Ltd. Chuig an NCH mar Chomhlacht Reachtúil (Nóta 3) 422,851 Deontais Chaipitiúla Iarchurtha eisithe chuig an gCuntas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais (223,915) Gluaiseachtaí Eile (18,750) Deontais Chaipitiúla Faighte 410,807 Iarmhéid Deiridh an 31 Nollaig 2016 590,993
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17. CÚLCHISTE ATHFHORBARTHA CAIPITIÚLA 2016 € Iarmhéid Tosaigh - Aistriú Socraithe ón NCH Co. Ltd. Chuig an NCH mar Chomhlacht Reachtúil (Nóta 3) 245,360 Deonuithe Faighte 21,735 Caiteachas Tabhaithe - 267,095
18. RÉITEACH GLUAISEACHTAÍ I GCÚLCHISTÍ EILE Iomlán Orgán Oideachas & Athfhorbairt 2016 For-Rochtain Chaipitiúil €€ €€ Iarmhéid Tosaigh - - - - Aistriú Socraithe 5,086 48,514 245,360 298,960 (Nóta 3) Eisiúint an Chúlchiste (5,086) - - (5,086) Deonuithe Caipitiúla - - 21,735 21,735 Faighte Iarmhéid Deiridh - 48,514 267,095 315,609
19. PINSIN
Cuireadh Scéim Aoisliúntais an Cheolárais Náisiúnta i bhfeidhm an 1 Iúil 1987. Ní shásófar caiteachas um pinsin agus cnapshuimeanna dlite ó acmhainní An Ceoláras Náisiúnta de réir mar a éireoidh siad iníoctha. Tabharfar an caiteachas sin san áireamh chun an Deontas bliantúil a ríomh. Cuireadh Scéim na gCéilí agus na Leanaí i bhfeidhm an 1 Meán Fómhair 1987.
Bronntar i gcás aon sochar aoisliúntais le hAlt 20 den Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015 a thugtar do dhuine nó ina leith, go dtiocfaidh siad faoi cibé téarmaí agus coinníollacha nach mífhabhraí dó nó di ná na téarmaí agus na coinníollacha i ndáil le deonú na sochar sin faoin scéim aoisliúntais nó faoi shocrú éigin a raibh feidhm leo don duine sin nó ina leith, díreach roimh an lá bunaithe.
Tugtar tuilleadh sonraí i leith na gcostas sochair scoir i nóta 25.
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20. FREASTAL BOIRD AG CRUINNITHE 2016 (AN BORD CEAPTHA 24 MEITHEAMH 2016)
M. McGrath J. Cavanagh R. Gageby G. Gillen E. McEvoy M. O’Connor M. O’Donovan J. Reynolds D. Thornhill
28 Lúil 2016 Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá
7 Meán Fómhair 2016 Tá Níl Tá Tá Níl Tá Níl Tá Tá 29 Meán Fómhair 2016 Tá Tá Tá Tá Níl Tá Tá Tá Tá 24 Samhain 2016 Tá Tá Tá Níl Tá Tá Tá Tá Níl 8 Nollaig 2016 Tá Níl Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá Tá
21. CAITEACHAIS ÍOCTHA LE STIÚRTHÓIRÍ 2016
M. McGrath J. Cavanagh R. Gageby G. Gillen E. McEvoy M. O’Connor M. O’Donovan J. Reynolds D. Thornhill
Caiteachas Íoctha €1,145.01 €354.42 Nialas Nialas Nialas Nialas Nialas Nialas Nialas sa bhliain 2016 Míleáiste €826.98 €354.42
Lónadóireacht €134.90
Teileafón €122.33
Tacsaí €60.80
22. LUACHANNA SAOTHAIR AN CHATHAOIRLIGH 2016 2016 € Luach Saothair an Chathaoirligh Nialas
23. TUARASTAL AN PHRÍOMHOIFIGIGH FEIDHMHIÚCHÁIN
11 Mí 2016 Tuarastal an Phríomhfheidhmeannaigh €95,160
Áirítear le tuarastal an Phríomhoifigigh Feidhmiúcháin (An “CEO”) thuas ranníocaíocht 11% dá olltuarastal ag An Ceoláras Náisiúnta dá scéim aoisliúntais phríobháideach féin. Ní bhfuair an CEO aon luach saothair bhreise, bídís ina n-íocaíochtaí coibhneasta dá bpá, ina sochair nó ar mhalairt slí.
24. LÍONTA FOIRNE DE RÉIR CATAGÓIRE TUARASTAIL
11 Mí Catagóir Tuarastail Líon Fostaithe €60,000 chuig €69,999 6 €70,000 chuig €79,999 0 €80,000 chuig €89,999 0 €90,000 chuig €99,999 1 €100,000 chuig €109,999 0 Iomlán 7
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ANGELA GHEORGHIU
STARBOARD HOME - CATHY DAVEY STARBOARD HOME - JOHN SHEAHAN
CARA O’SULLIVAN
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25. COSTAIS SOCHAIR SCOIR a) Is ionann an costas seirbhíse reatha de na sochair scoir don tréimhse agus €399,011. Cuimsíonn sé sin an glanchostas úis de €172,000 faoi mar a imlíníodh in alt (c) thíos in éineacht leis an gcostas seirbhíse reatha de €227,011. Is ionann an costas seirbhíse reatha agus an costas seirbhís iomlán de €330,000 a imlíníodh i gcuid (c) thíos lúide sochair íoctha de €102,989 sa tréimhse. b) Sócmhainn Cistithe Sochair Scoir Iarchurtha Aithníonn an Ceoláras Náisiúnta na méideanna sin mar shócmhainn a chomhfhreagraíonn don dliteanas iarchurtha neamhchosanta i leith sochar scoir, ar bhunús líon na n-imeachtaí. Áirítear leis na himeachtaí úd an bunús reachtúil do bhunú An Ceoláras Náisiúnta an 1 Feabhra 2016; aistriú dhliteanais na bpinsean ón iar-Chuideachta NCH chuig an NCH mar chomhlacht reachtúil; comhfhreagras ón Roinn Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta go dtuigtear ráthaíochtaí réasúnta bheith ann ón Stát go gcisteoidh sé costais dliteanais phinsean an NCH amach anseo, agus an beartas agus na cleachtais atá i bhfeidhm i láthair na huaire sa tseirbhís phoiblí i ndáil le taifeadadh agus le cistiú chostais na bpinsean leis na comhlachtaí poiblí amach anseo. c) Gluaiseacht in Oibleagáidí Sochair Shainithe 2016 €
Glan-Oibleagáid Sochair Scoir – 1 Feabhra 2016 (7,717,000) Costas Seirbhísí Fostaithe Reatha (330,000) Glanús ar Ghlandliteanas Sainithe (172,000) Caillteanas Achtúireach i rith na tréimhse (1,960,000) Pinsin Íoctha sa Bhliain 102,989 Glan-Oibleagáid Sochair Scoir amhail 31 Nollaig 2016 (10,076,011) d) Tuairisc Ghinearálta ar Scéimeanna Is socrú pinsin sochair shainithe tuarastail dheireanaigh í Scéim Aoisliúntais Foirne an Cheolárais Náisiúnta 1987, lena sochair sainithe le tagairt do Scéim Aoisliúntais Foirne an Cheolárais Náisiúnta 1987 agus do na rialacháin “eiseamláire” reatha den scéim earnála poiblí.
Soláthraítear pinsean leis an scéim (1/80 in aghaidh na bliana seirbhíse), cnapshuim ar scor (3/80 in aghaidh na bliana seirbhíse) agus pinsin na gcéilí agus na leanaí.
Is ionann an ghnáthaois scoir agus 65ú breithlá le ball éigin, le teidlíocht chun scoir gan laghdú achtúireach ó aois 60 bliain.
Méadaítear na pinsin, faoi réir fhaomhadh Aireachta, i gcomhréir le méaduithe pá ábhartha is infheidhmithe don fhoireann ar seirbhís. Bíonn na méaduithe pinsin úd infheidhmithe ó na dátaí céanna leis na méaduithe pá.
Cé go gcoinníonn an scéim ag oibriú faoi théarmaí Scéim Aoisliúntais Foirne an Cheolárais Náisiúnta 1987, níltear tar éis a bunú a fhoirmiúlú go fóill de réir reachta. Is socrú sochair shainithe neamhchistithe í an scéim leis na sochair iníoctha ar bhunús ceann i ndiaidh a chéile ó chroíchistiú an NCH.
Ba i gcomhréir le hAlt 20 den Acht um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) 2015 (“An tAcht”) a d’éirigh dliteanais phinsean ó Chuideachta an NCH ina ndliteanais ón lá bunaithe 1 Feabhra 2016 ina ndliteanais leis an NCH. Foráiltear sa chuid sin freisin go dtiocfaidh sochair aoisliúntais a bhronntar do dhuine aistrithe, nó ina leith, faoi réir cibé téarmaí agus coinníollacha nach mífhabhraí iad dóibh ná na téarmaí agus coinníollacha i ndáil le bronnadh na sochar sin faoin scéim aoisliúntais nó faoin socrú a raibh feidhm leo díreach roimh an lá bunaithe i ndáil leis an duine úd.
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Éireoidh caiteachas ar phinsin agus cnapshuimeanna dlite lena sásamh ó acmhainní NCH de réir mar a éireoidh siad iníoctha. Tugtar an caiteachas sin san áireamh chun deontas an chomhlachta a ríomh.
Oibríonn an NCH an Scéim Shingil um Pinsean ón tSeirbhís Phoiblí freisin, lena mbaineann feidhm do gach ball foirne a tháinig isteach san earnáil phoiblí mar iontrálaithe nua an 1 Eanáir 2013 nó ina dhiaidh. Is scéim pinsin sochair shainithe í a chuir an NCH chun cuntais í le meastachán dá oibleagáidí scoir shochair shainithe i gcomhréir le FRS 102. Íoctar gach ranníocaíocht sochair shainithe d’fhostaí i leith na scéime seo le cuntas sochair scoir Stáit. Feidhmíonn an scéim ar bhunús ceann i ndiaidh a chéile is iníoctha ó chroí-chistiú an NCH.
Táthar tar éis an mhodheolaíocht meastóireachta ar baineadh leas aisti a bhunú ar luacháil achtúireach iomlán le hachtúire cáilithe neamhspleách ag tabhairt san áireamh cheanglais an Chaighdeáin Tuairiscithe Airgeadais 102 chun dliteanais na scéime a mheasúnú amhail 31 Nollaig 2016.
Is iad seo a leanas na príomhthoimhdí achtúireacha:- 2016 Ráta Lascaine 1.9% Boilsciú Praghsanna 1.9% Méaduithe Tuarastail 2.9% Méaduithe Pinsin Stáit 1.9% Méaduithe Pinsin Ghafa 2.4%
Ionchas Saoil Ceadaítear go follasach sa bhunús básmhaireachta d’fheabhsuithe san ionchas saoil le himeacht ama, ionas go mbraithfidh an t-ionchas saoil ag scor ar an mbliain ina mbaineann ball aois scoir amach. Léirítear sa tábla thíos an t-ionchas saoil do bhaill a bhaineann aois 65 bliain amach sna blianta 2016 agus 2036.
An Bhliain inar baineadh amach Aois 65 2016 2036
Ionchas saoil – fireann 21.1 blianta 23.6 blianta Ionchas saoil – baineann 22.4 blianta 24.7 blianta
e) Caillteanas Achtúireach 2016 € Caillteanas Cleachtaithe ar Shochair Scoir sa tréimhse (160,000) Caillteanas Achtúireach ag éirí as Athrú um Thoimhdí Luachála Dliteanais (1,800,000) Caillteanas Achtúireach Iomlán don tréimhse dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2016 (1,960,000)
FAOMHADH NA RÁITEAS AIRGEADAIS
Thug an Bord faomhadh do na ráitis airgeadais an 25 Bealtaine 2017.
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