Ms Clare McLaughlin:

I thank the Deputy for his questions. On the question of income, from the perspective of artists with all types of ability, the average artists earns less than €10,000. A basic income is slightly more than that. I remind people that they should put more value on the cultural input that artists have in Ireland.

The Deputy also asked about making spaces more accessible. What I have found through Seen-Unseen, and that is where I am coming from, is that while box-ticking exercises are important for the optics, it is necessary for all the organisations and people organising events to put themselves in the shoes of people with disabilities and ask them what they want, rather than telling them what they need. Once that relationship has changed, it will make a big difference.