Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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315. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici dul i gcomhairle leis na páirtithe leasmhara sula bhfoilsíonn sí an plean cuimsitheach tarrthála i ndiaidh Covid-19 go luath. [19175/20]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Is cuid thábhachtach d'oidhreacht an Stáit iad cúrsaí turasóireachta, cultúir, spóirt agus Gaeltachta, agus is cinnte go raibh siad buailte mar thoradh ar COVID 19.  Ó thárla an ghéarchéim, bíonn teagmháil leanúnach ag oifigigh mo Roinne leis na hoifigigh chuí faoin tionchar a d’fhéadfadh an ghéarchéim a imirt ar hearnáil seo. Tá agus beidh teagmháil leanúnach ag mo Roinn leis na heagraíochtaí maoinithe agus páirtithe leasmhara agus muid ag dul i ngleic le COVID 19.  

Mar is eol don Teachta, fógraíodh réimse cruthaitheach de thacaíochtaí agus deontais d'earnálacha Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta na hÉireann an tseachtain seo caite.  Tá na sonraí mar a bhaineann siad le mo Roinn ar fáil anseo: .

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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316. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht chun na hallaí pobail atá tar éis cúnamh airgead a fháil de thairbhe ar Covid-19 I mbliana, agus luach an deontas sin. [19176/20]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Is tríd an Clár Tacaíochtaí Pobail agus Teanga a chuireann mo Roinn tacaíocht airgid ar fáil chun áiseanna pobail, teanga agus caitheamh aimsire a thógáil nó a uasghrádú sna ceantair Ghaeltachta.  Déantar é sin mar thaca breise d'fheidhmiú an phróisis pleanála teanga atá faoi lán seoil anois sa Ghaeltacht. 

Cé nach bhfuil aon scéim ná ciste ag mo Roinn faoina bhféadfaí cúnamh reatha a chur ar fáil do hallaí agus ionaid phobail, is féidir a bheith cinnte go leanfaidh mo Roinn ag cabhrú mar is cuí le cúnamh caipitil a chur ar fáil faoin gclár ar leas na hallaí agus ionaid pobail.

Ag aithint, ar ndóigh, go bhfuil rath chóras na gcoláistí agus na n-ionad pobail sa Ghaeltacht ag brath ar a chéile, chas oifigigh mo Roinne le toscaireacht ó hallaí pobail i nGaeltacht Chonamara le gairid agus pléadh na hábhair imní atá acu. Beidh an scéal ar fad á choinneáil faoi bhreithniú ag mo chuid oifigigh agus tuigim go bhfuil beartaithe cruinniú eile a shocrú go luath.

Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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318. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to assist young artists with their professional development in view of the significant financial constraints placed on the arts sector due to Covid-19 resulting in difficulties for younger and emerging talent to find work and develop professionally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19179/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Primary support for the arts in Ireland is delivered by the Arts Council, which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003.

In June, the Government made an additional €20 million available to the Arts Council. In last week’s the Stimulus, I announced further increase funding to the Arts Council bringing the 2020 allocation to a total of €105 million.

I understand that the Arts Council plans to invest the additional resources in enhanced bursaries, commissions, projects and other supports for individual artists and practitioners, and in the arts organisations through which much of the work is made. In this way additional funding for the Arts Council will be targeted at protecting jobs and livelihoods of artists as well as helping arts organisations facing financial difficulties.  Further information and application details are available at . I was pleased to visit the Arts Council today, to mark the announcement of its award of Next Generation bursaries to 23 artists from across the country practicing a wide range of disciplines from music and dance to film, theatre and literature. The bursary is targeted at artists at an early, pivotal point in their careers, allowing them time to develop their practice.

The Creative Youth Plan under the Creative Ireland Programme commits to increase and enhance access to a range of creative and cultural activities and practices for young people including pilot projects aimed at increasing and enhancing access to drama and group singing activities in partnership with Youth Theatre Ireland and Sing Ireland.

The July Stimulus also included a  €200 million investment in training and education, skills development, work placement schemes, recruitment subsidies, job search and assistance measures to help those who have lost their jobs find a new one, retrain, or develop new skills. Details can be accessed on gov.ie at the following link .