Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 November 2018
37. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the National Creativity Fund 2018 to 2019; the details of the project that a body (details supplied) has made under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47352/18]
View answerThe Creative Ireland National Creativity Fund was launched on 17 May 2018 with a closing deadline of the 15 June. A total number of 287 applications were received in respect of the fund, far exceeding expectations. Following an initial review by officials by my Department, 77 of these these were submitted to an independent expert panel for analysis and scoring against published set criteria. A total of 30 projects were ultimately approved for funding, with grants varying from a minimum of €10,000 to a maximum of €70,000. Cumulatively, the total funding being made available to support these projects across 2018 and 2019 amounts to approximately €1.2m.
The purpose of the Creative Ireland Programme Scheme is to develop strategic collaborations with a variety of organisations/individuals in order to identify and develop new initiatives that support the broad objectives of the Creative Ireland Programme and help inform policy and/or cross-sectoral development in the area of culture, creativity and wellbeing.
In relation to the project specified by the Deputy, this will explore the processes of creative and inclusive music making across a wide geographical spread of primary and post-primary schools that have created showcase performances of their musical endeavours.
Little is known about the processes that teachers and the wider school communities employ to showcase creative, diverse and inclusive approaches to music-making in schools in Ireland, and how the dynamics of interaction work. This project seeks to explore understandings of inclusion and creativity in school communities and provide a roadmap for learning about the pedagogies of engagement in creative music-making.
Full details on what projects have been funded around the country are available on the Creative Ireland Programme website www.creativeireland.gov.ie.
