Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the officials for their attendance today. I have some questions for Ms Licken. Culture Ireland acts for abroad have been cancelled. How much money had been allocated for that in this year's budget? Where will that be spent now if artists abroad are not using it? I expect they are not, but Ms Licken might give us details on that.

How do we ensure the Arts Council will be able to get our money to artists who really need it? How will the council be able to distinguish between those who desperately need it to continue to survive and those who do not? I have another question but Ms Licken might answer those first.

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