Mr. Conor Falvey:

The announcement was made about the initial funding on 16 June. Prior to that, the Arts Council had already repurposed some of its funding for various purposes and had run an additional scheme following the announcement on 3 April, shortly after the impacts of Covid-19 were felt. I can assure the Deputy that the council is are acutely aware of the pressures within the system. It is working to get those resources to affected artists as quickly as possible.