Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2020
250. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way the members of the expert panel were selected to assess applications for the music industry support package schemes; the person or body that selected them; and the criteria by which they were they selected. [43492/20]
View answerThe Music Industry Stimulus Scheme was managed on behalf of my Department by First Music Contact. A short-list of prospective panel members was drawn up by FMC after consultations and was reviewed and approved by FMC board members and my Department.
The panel was made up of music industry professionals who were selected to ensure there was a knowledge of all the genres of music as the schemes aim to embrace musicians of all genres. Any individual who was considered to have a potential conflict of interest was eliminated from consideration.
The panel was chaired by the chair of FMC, Dr Aoibheann Gibbons, who was a non-voting member. All members’ names and biographies were made available on the FMC website for the weeks leading up to the closing date and can still be viewed on https://www.firstmusiccontact.com/general-information.
