Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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192. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the figure of €25 million was reached to fund the pilot of a basic income guarantee scheme for artists. [51798/21]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I was delighted to secure €25million as part of Budget 2022 for a Basic Income Guarantee Pilot Scheme for the Arts and Culture Sector. The pilot scheme was the number one recommendation of 10 recommendations made in the Life Worth Living report, published in November 2020 by the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce.

The level of funding required was assessed on the basis of the likely parameters underpinning the operation of the scheme including the number of participants, the level of support and the likely timeframe for the commencement of the operation of the scheme.  Further details on the Scheme will be announced in due course but in the first instance my Department will shortly undertake a further round of engagement with stakeholders.