Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 May 2024
185. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the current provision of artist studios and workplaces across the State; if her Department keeps record of the number being operated by State bodies, local authorities and private operators; and if so, the current number. [21006/24]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my reply to his Parliamentary Questions 580 and 581 on 9 April 2024 in which I set out the current position in relation to the development of artists’ workspaces.
Research in this area conducted by the Arts Council, Dublin City Council and by my Department in the context of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research programme and the Night Time Economy, has informed the policy approach relating to the provision of artists’ workspaces.
While my Department does not actively collect records of the number of workspaces being operated by State authorities or private operators, that research, enumerated below, provides insights to the current position and provision:-
• Arts Council 2022 - ‘Visual Artists Workspace in Ireland’ Collation and Analysis of Data on the Provision, Demand and Availability of Visual Artists’ Workspaces in Ireland
• Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 2022 updated 2023 – Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme: Reports
• Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, 2021 Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce
• Artists’ Workspace Report Turley architects (2020) commissioned by Dublin City Council
• Dublin City Cultural Infrastructure Study 2021Turley and OBFA, commissioned by Dublin City Council.
