Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith ag an Aire Stáit. That was the answer I was hoping for but which I did not get in the first round. I wish those on the scheme well when it starts. It is to be hoped that we will learn lessons from it that can be addressed.

The previous question addressed some of the pitfalls that have already been outlined. A total of €25 million is being diverted to 2,000 artists. I want to ask about additional money rather than the same money. Has additional money been set aside for other artists who do not avail of the scheme and who can apply for additional grants as we come out of the pandemic? Most of the money the Minister of State announced was ring fenced for the pandemic to try to ensure some artists living in poverty who had no other source of income could survive.

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