Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding that has been allocated under the night-time economy pilot scheme to date, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62518/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I launched the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme (NTESS) earlier this year in support of two recommendations (1+12) in the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce, assets.gov.ie/198233/43608ada-27d4-4bb4-ad16-f1ea0f3ec1d0.pdf

The Taskforce recommended that a scheme should be developed to increase footfall in our cities, towns and villages, which could provide artists with paying gigs and customers with entertainment during off-peak times and also that funding should be available for cafés and other suitable, unlicensed venues to support an alternative, diverse and inclusive night-time offering.

I awarded funding totalling €3,664,783 million from the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme, to 433 organisations throughout the country. Applications were received from a wide range of venues including pubs, nightclubs, cafés, theatres, arts centres, galleries, museums and retail outlets.

The fund has been an important source of employment for Artists and Performers across the country with thousands of employment days generated by this Scheme.

The breakdown of funding allocation per county is as follows: