Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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279. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a grant or bursary is available for a person seeking to write a history book; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3599/21]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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As the Government’s development agency for the arts, the Arts Council is the major funder of the arts in Ireland. The Arts Council's grant from the Irish Exchequer in 2021 is €130 million. The Arts Council supports high quality writing in English and in Irish but does not offer support for writing in areas such as screenwriting, journalism, history, religious writing, professional, instructional and academic writing. While there is in general no grant or bursary in my Department for the writing of history books, supports for such publications are offered in certain limited instances where they relate to the Decade of Centenaries.

Further advice and direction may also be available from local authority arts officers or heritage officers.

Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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280. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when applications will be accepted for the next round of live event funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3678/21]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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An allocation of €50 million was made in Budget 2021 for the live performance sector. It is intended that the rollout of the funding would include measures that will build on grant schemes launched under the July stimulus, such as the pilot "Live Performance Support Scheme" and the "Music Industry Stimulus Package". Officials in my Department have gained valuable insights from these schemes and will apply these learnings when allocating funding this year. Other measures are also under consideration including those which have emerged from engagement with the sector and with stakeholders. This engagement is ongoing and it is hoped that further details and decisions will be announced shortly.