Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion
Ms Maureen Kennelly:
That is something we did in the last round of funding that we made available to AIMS and the Drama League of Ireland. It was about finding what are the professional supports because we recognise it is a major pipeline of talent that comes through, and the Senator mentioned the obvious names. Of course, it is very enriching for the artistic community in Ireland and elsewhere. Those are the sorts of things that we are going to explore with local authorities to see if there is some sort of scheme available. We all know they cannot be funded on an individual basis. I do not think they are looking for that. We are looking at a more strategic support that would enable them not to have to spend all of that time on fundraising.
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