Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and details of the supports to the Creative Ireland and Music Generation programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25075/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Creative Ireland Programmeis a five-year all-of-government, culture-based initiative that emphasises the importance of human creativity for individual, community and national well-being. The programme is grounded in the belief that every person has creative capacities, the development of which contributes to their personal well-being as well as to the general well-being of our communities and society. The long-term objective of the Creative Ireland Programme is that individual and collective well-being is enhanced through increased participation in creative activity at all stages of life.

My Department has a total of €3,302,000 funding allocated to Creative Ireland projects in 2021. The details of this funding is set out in the table below.

It is also my intention to allocate an additional €500,000 in 2021 to further support creativity in schools and further details on this will be announced shortly.

Music Generationis a National Music Education Programme that aims to transform the lives of children and young people through access to high-quality, subsidised performance music education. Music Generation focuses on the provision of performance music education – that is, the breadth of vocal and instrumental learning in all genres and styles of music. This includes all pedagogical approaches and practices appropriate to particular musical cultures and traditions, and is delivered by professional musician teachers.

The Department has a total of €6.485m funding allocated for Music Generation in 2021. A breakdown of the funding is contained in the table below.