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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Questions (311)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

311. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total spend of the €5 million allocated to the seasonal musical theatre and pantomime scheme; and the amount of the allocation that was not spent. [10991/22]

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I was very cognisant of the challenges the restrictions caused for the arts/culture and live entertainment industry in 2021 and I provided grants of over €55m to support the sector and drive employment opportunities for artists and crews, through the introduction of the following schemes:

- Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS)

- Events Sector Covid Support Scheme (ESCSS)

- Local Live Performance Support Scheme (LLPSS)

- Music and Entertainment Support Scheme (MEBAS)

- Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme (CECGS)

- St. Patrick's Festival

In December I also launched the LPSS 2 as a dedicated stream of funding to support large scale Seasonal Musical Theatre and Pantomime productions being staged during November and December 2021 which were impacted by Covid restrictions.

This scheme closed for applications on 31 January and a number of applications are still under consideration as further information on the applications has been sought.  To date, grants of €2.6 million have been offered and payments of almost €1 million have been processed.  Payments will continue to issue in accordance with matured liabilities.

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