Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2020
249. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason a Christmas festival (details supplied) was not awarded a grant under the live performance support scheme despite being a ready-to-go project as opposed to many of those awarded the grant that were only at concept stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39544/20]
View answerAn amount of over €5 million was provided for the pilot "Live Performance Support Scheme" which was heavily oversubscribed, with over 100 applications seeking funding of over €16 million. As a result, it was not possible to provide funding to all applicants. The pilot scheme was developed following consultation with the live performance sector and will inform any future schemes developed, as the Government has provided €50 million for this sector in 2021. Department officials are taking note of the elements of this pilot scheme which worked well and those that could be further enhanced in any similar future scheme. Officials in my Department have also provided feedback to applicants who applied for funding under this pilot scheme.
