Gary Gannon
Question:316. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that well-being measurements will be included in the pilot basic income scheme for artists. [4838/22]
View answerTuesday, 1 February 2022
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The Basic Income for the Arts pilot project will be underpinned by a robust evaluation and research programme. Well-being will be a critical aspect to the Basic Income for the Arts proposal, and I am particularly interested in the impact of a steady and regular basic income on the wellbeing of artists and creative arts workers.
This initiative is being developed by my Department as a research project, and the monitoring and evaluation of the pilot will be a key part of the implementation of the intervention over the next three years. My Department is currently drafting an evaluation plan, which will be finalised once the online consultation that is ending tonight at midnight has closed and the responses have been analysed.
The evaluation plan will seek to collect data to monitor the achievement of all of the scheme objectives, and the consideration of well-being is an important element of this research. Well-being is a multi-dimensional concept and it is intended that the monitoring and evaluation of the pilot will be aligned with the holistic approach to wellbeing dimensions set out in the Government’s Well-being Framework for Ireland, which looks at 11 different wellbeing dimensions, including, for example, Mental and Physical Health, Community, Social Connection and Cultural Participation, Civic Engagement and Cultural Expression, Income and Wealth, and a measure of Subjective Wellbeing.
I believe that this BIA will be a significant support for the wellbeing of those participating in the scheme and the collection of data on wellbeing indicators will provide the evidence base on this issue.
Question No. 317 answered with Question No. 314.