Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed)
1:30 pm
Ms Orlaith McBride:
No. We would not fund an umbrella body to fund the little festivals. The organisers apply directly to the Arts Council. We assess them all and bring in an independent panel that makes the decisions on them. We do not have a direct relationship with AOIFE per se. It represents all types of festivals, not just arts festivals.