Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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675. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the lack of artists' studio spaces here. [2899/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I am aware of the issue regarding the provision of affordable studio space, particularly as a result of the changing property market. My Department has had discussions with the Arts Council, Dublin City Council and the OPW to consider some possible short-term and longer-term approaches to the issue, both in relation to specific issues in Dublin and to wider national approaches.

Last year totalling €10.214 million were awarded to a total of 134 arts organisations around the country under the Arts and Culture Capital Scheme 2016-2018. These allocations included over €900,000 in funding for projects involving artist's studios and creative spaces.

In addition, as part of the Government's initiative on the North East Inner City, a grant of €35,000 was awarded in 2015 to Fire Station Artists' Studios, Buckingham Street, to assist in providing additional studio space in conjunction with Dublin City Council.

The list of successful projects under the Arts and Culture Capital Scheme 2016-2018 is available on my Department's website  at the following link .