478. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the development of a successor scheme to the basic income for the arts pilot; to outline the measures that will be in place for current participants when the pilot concludes in August 2025 and while they await the successor scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31894/25]
Topics / Arts Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsArts Policy
34 questions from 15 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 16 September 2026.
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626. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media where an artist who is interested in showcasing their work in the Centre Culturel Irlandais may apply or who they may engage with regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24341/25]
101. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the second research report into the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be completed and published, and if he will commit to a continuation of the scheme in some form following the pilot’s completion later this year. [22803/25]
235. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will support and implement the proposal adopted by motion of the General Assembly of Aosdána to establish an Annual Day to Celebrate Freedom of Expression in Solidarity with Embattled and Imprisoned Artists throughout the World. [22807/25]
788. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position regarding the creative schools arts initiative; if this will be expanded to include fee-paying schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11480/25]
4. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of artists who have benefited from the basic income scheme for artists to date; the status of research into the benefits of the scheme; and if extending this scheme is a priority for him in budget 2026. [10543/25]
18. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will commit to engaging with stakeholders within the music industry to produce a national music strategy for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10141/25]
52. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to provide for the development of an arts capital grant scheme. [6360/25]
543. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the capital funding schemes available for the renovation or rebuild of theatres or performance and rehearsal spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2903/25]