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

This is very important if you want an experiment. That is why it is a pilot scheme. I wish it well. I have raised points previously and will continue to feed them in. Hopefully, those points will be addressed as the pilot continues. What will happen with the underspend from this year because the introduction was delayed and artists did not receive payment as expected in April? The money allocated for this year was €25 million. Will this funding be re-purposed within the Department, for example, for a hardship scheme or other schemes or will it just carry over and be added to the €35 million that has been allocated in the budget for next year? I presume it is additional funding.

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