Mr. Joe Caslin:

I work predominately in the South. As the Senator said, I am now in Belfast, so I have engaged with the council up there quite a lot over the last year. Internationally, I have travelled from Detroit and Sofia to Australia. My career as a street artist has brought me right across the globe, which is brilliant.

Specific to councils in Ireland, there are three ways that you can make street art. These are through the planning process, hand-in-hand with the council, or on walls. Each of those ways are quite layered. My work is quite different from many other street artists because I use paper and biodegradable paste. I generally tend to look for beautiful heritage buildings. I have done work on Collins Barracks, Trinity College Dublin and the front of the Ulster Museum in Belfast.

If I am looking for planning permission, I will generally have to speak to the local planning officer who will then bring my proposal to the local public art advisory panel. They will meet at certain times in the year. Then, because my work is quite niche, the project will have to be brought to the local heritage officer, who will in turn then bring the proposal to the planning department, who will then have their eight weeks-----