Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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1129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to report on any information available regarding the gender balance of grants made payable to artists in the previous 12 months. [20855/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the gender balance of grants made payable to artists by my Department in the previous 12 months, there is information in relation to the Basic Income for the Arts Scheme, as set out below.

Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) Pilot Research Scheme

This is a pilot research scheme where 2,000 artists and creative arts workers are being paid a weekly basic income. The primary objective of the scheme was to help artists deal with precarious incomes. The BIA payment is €325 a week. The time frame of payments is October 2022 to August 2025. Participants in the Basic Income for the Arts pilot are surveyed every six months. Data on gender balance from the past two surveys is as follows:

April 2024: