Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The basic income for artists was introduced at the end of 2022 after a great deal of campaigning by the arts sector. To date, it has led to significant improvements in the well-being and mental health of artists, a reduction in the amount of time they have to work in other jobs, an increase in the amount of time they work at their arts practice and some improvements in people's incomes and deprivation levels, the latter of which were significant before the scheme's introduction. As we head into the budget, are we going to extend the pilot scheme to other artists?

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