Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will repurpose the underspend in the allocation for the basic income for artists scheme in 2022 due to delays as a one-off grant or commission scheme for those artists who were not selected for the pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47286/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The Basic Income for the Arts is a three year research programme to determine the impact the payment has on artists and their creative practice.  The scheme is expected to cost approximately €105m over three years, with payments starting from the date of selection. 

Any savings are a matter for my consideration subject to the approval where appropriate of the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform.  I expect that the full €105m will be expended over the three years and I do not anticipate an underspend on the scheme as payments will be for a full three years from date of selection.