Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned the following matter in a different context. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has just produced a report discussing the artists' dole. I do not expect the witnesses to have it in front of them. I do not sit on the committee but mention was made of the artists' dole. Will the witness clarify the matter? Department officials informed members that the artists' scheme in the Department was scheduled to be reviewed after one year, but the Department did not believe a large number of artists were availing of the scheme. What is the artists' dole?