Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Select Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 33 - Culture, Communications and Sport (Further Revised)
2:00 am
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Minister for that. The other issue I wish to raise is the basic income for artists. The Minister said that the specifics of it are to be announced at Christmas or whenever it goes before the Government. He mentioned the cliff edge. The first one was expected to be around this time but the scheme was then extended. The next cliff edge is February. If it is Christmas time and the Minister has to make changes and then roll out an advertising programme to encourage people to apply, does he expect the cliff edge at the end of February for the people who are currently on the scheme if they cannot apply for the new scheme? Basically, I am asking whether this scheme is starting in March of next year.