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Tuesday, 21 Jun 2022

Written Answers Nos. 203-216

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (203)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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203. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total final expenditure on phase 2 of the live performance support scheme. [32126/22]

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I launched the Live Performance Support Scheme 2 which was aimed at pantomimes and seasonal musical theatre impacted by the Covid restrictions which applied in December and January.  Grants of €2.6m have been offered under the LPSS 2 scheme. 

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (204)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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204. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total final expenditure on the music entertainment business assistance scheme. [32127/22]

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The MEBAS (Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme) was provided, specifically to support small music and entertainment businesses which do not operate out of a rateable premises.  

€3.1m was provided in grants under MEBAS 2021 and under MEBAS 2022 €2.8m has been allocated to date.  This scheme operated as a targeted support for self-employed performers and sole traders operating solely in the live entertainment sector.

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (205)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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205. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total final expenditure on the commercial entertainment capital grant. [32128/22]

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The Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme (CECGS) provides funding for private sector performance venues in 2021 and 2022.  There have been two schemes: Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme 2021 which is completed, and Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme 2022 which is ongoing. 

The CECGS 2021 scheme opened for applications on 14 October 2021.  Payments totalling €1,693,042 were made in 2021 to 88 organisations.  

The 2022 scheme opened for applications on 1 March 2022.  To date, payments totalling €1,724,140 have been made to 87 organisation.  Further  payments continue to issue. 

This funding supports the installation of facilities that improve safe attendance at venues. This scheme is a targeted support for commercial businesses operating from a premises in the arts, music and entertainment sector including music of all genres, dance, entertainment, live performance, drama, commercial classes in the arts and, which have been significantly negatively impacted by restrictions introduced by the Government under public health regulations to combat the effects of COVID-19. Grants are payable to successful applicants as a contribution to the capital costs associated with re-opening after closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Support offered is by way of a payment to the value of 5% of the VAT-exclusive turnover of the arts and culture activity of the business, up to a maximum award of €25,000.

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (206)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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206. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total final expenditure on the live performance restart rant scheme. [32129/22]

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The Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme (LPRGS) was launched in March to provide a new grant for businesses engaged in staging live events in the arts and culture live performance sector. This scheme will support the live entertainment sector by providing business re-start grants to de-risk the planning of events across spring and summer of 2022 and to assist with the costs of reopening.

186 grants have been offered to date under the Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme with grants of €14.7m offered to date. 20 applicants were unsuccessful.  A number of cases are still under consideration at present and these figures may therefore change slightly. 

None of the live performance schemes have been oversubscribed and there has been sufficient funding available to provide grants to all eligible applicants.

This funding I believe has been essential to help underpin the recovery of the sector post pandemic.  It has been great to see the hundreds of events and gigs happening across the country and I am pleased to see artists, crews, event producers and promoters are back to doing what they do best. 

Departmental Schemes

Questions (207)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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207. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the list of recipients of, or events funded under, the live performance support scheme, phase 2, the live performance support scheme, phase 3, and the live performance restart grant scheme will be published. [32130/22]

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These grant schemes are still live with grants at different stages of payment.  Once all of the payments have been made and the final figures for the allocations are available I will publish a list of grantees on my Department's website.  

Departmental Schemes

Questions (208)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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208. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total underspend from the €50 million in funding announced to support the live performance sector, broken down by the intended use when first announced and the plans for the remaining unspent allocation. [32131/22]

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Following Budget 2022, I was pleased to announce details of another €50m suite of measures to support the live performance sector in 2022.  The funding facilitated the following schemes:

- The Live Performance Supports Scheme - LPSS 3, to support events which were due to be staged in December 2021 and January 2022 and were curtailed, cancelled or rescheduled due to the restrictions on audience capacity.  Grants of over €9.5m have been offered under LPSS 3.  I had allocated up to €15m for this scheme.

- Grants of €2.9m have also been offered under the LPSS Strand II, which supported pantomimes and seasonal musical theatre impacted by the Covid restrictions which applied in December and January.  I had allocated up to €5m for this scheme.

- The Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme (LPRGS) launched in March. This scheme is to support the live entertainment sector by providing business re-start grants to de-risk the planning of events across spring and summer of 2022 and assist with the costs of reopening. Grants of €14.7m have been offered under LPRGS to date.  I had allocated up to €15m for this scheme. 

- My Department provided €1m to support the St Patrick’s Festival.

- Under MEBAS 2022 €2.8m has been allocated as a targeted support for self-employed performers and sole traders operating solely in the live entertainment sector.  I had allocated up to €4m for this scheme.

- The Local Live Public Performance Scheme (LLPPS) Phase 3 provided funding of €5m to Local Authorities for local live events. These events will continue to run until the end of June this year.  Given the success of that scheme I have recently allocated a further €5m to the local authorities to provide for live events until Halloween. 

- Grants of €1.7m have been provided under the 2022 for the Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme (CECGS). Grants assisted with the capital costs associated with re-opening after closures due to the pandemic.  I had allocated €5m to this scheme.

These grants awarded brings the funding allocated to date to almost €41m. None of the live performance schemes have been oversubscribed and there has been sufficient funding available to provide grants to all eligible applicants.

This funding I believe has been essential to help underpin the recovery of the sector post pandemic.  It has been great to see the hundreds of events and gigs happening across the country and I am happy artists, crews, event producers and promoters are back to doing what they do best. 

Departmental Schemes

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Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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209. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of unsuccessful and successful applicants, respectively, for the live performance restart grant scheme. [32132/22]

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186 grants have been offered to date under the Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme with grants of €14.7m offered.  20 applicants were unsuccessful.  A number of cases are still under consideration at present and theses figures may therefore change slightly. 

This grant scheme is still live with grants at different stages of payment.  Once all of the payments have been made and the final figures for the allocations are available, I will publish a list of grantees on my Department's website.  

Departmental Schemes

Questions (210)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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210. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total number of applicants for basic income under the arts pilot scheme; and the breakdown of the number of applicants based on art form, gender and county or city. [32133/22]

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Demand for the basic income for the arts pilot research scheme has been very strong with just over 9,000 applications received by the closing date of May 12th. 

I am very encouraged by the level of interest from artists and creative arts workers interested in participating in the pilot scheme.  Assessment of the applications has begun and this process will take at least 6-8 weeks given the high volume of applications.  Once assessed for eligibility, all eligible applicants will be entered into an anonymised random sampling process to choose the 2,000 scheme participants.

The pilot scheme is a three year research programme to evaluate the impact of a basic income style payment on the arts sector.  The pilot will also have a control group of up to 1,000 applicants to provide for comparative analysis between the treatment and control group.  A data baselining survey of all participants in both the Treatment and Control Groups will be conducted prior to payments starting to provide the starting point/baseline for the research.

Some specific data on the applications received includes:

- Gender: 48% of applicants were female and 48% were Male. This is 50:50 when other/prefer not to say options are excluded. The CSO’s 2020 Population Projections have a ratio of 49.8% female and 50.2% male. The applicant cohort is as-expected and aligned with the general population.

- Geographical Location: Applications have been received from every county. 37.1% of the applications overall came from Dublin. 62% of all applicants identified as Urban dwellers and 38% as Rural. Table One provides a full breakdown by county.

- Art Form: Visual Arts and Music account for 63.9% of all applications, Table Two provides a breakdown.

I am very pleased with the huge level of enthusiasm for the basic income for the arts pilot scheme and am delighted that over 9,000 artists and creative arts workers were willing to participate in this innovative research project. This heralds a new approach to the way the State funds and recognises her artists and I look forward to seeing the data and findings of the research during the pilot.  

Table One - Applications by County

% of Total Applications

CO DUBLIN

37.1%

CO CORK

11%

CO GALWAY

7.4%

CO WICKLOW

4.3%

CO KILDARE

3.6%

CO CLARE

2.9%

CO DONEGAL

3%

CO LIMERICK

2.8%

CO WEXFORD

2.7%

CO MEATH

2.7%

CO KERRY

2.7%

CO MAYO

2.2%

CO SLIGO

2.1%

CO WATERFORD

2.1%

CO KILKENNY

2.0%

CO TIPPERARY

1.7%

CO LOUTH

1.7%

CO WESTMEATH

1.4%

CO LEITRIM

1.2%

CO LAOIS

1.1%

CO CARLOW

1.0%

CO CAVAN

1.0%

CO ROSCOMMON

0.9%

CO OFFALY

0.9%

CO MONAGHAN

0.7%

CO LONGFORD

0.4%

Not Classified

0.1%

Table Two - Applications by Art Form

% of Total

Visual Arts

36.1%

Music 

27.8%

Film

10.3%

Literature

8.4%

Theatre

8.3%

Multidisciplinary

3.3%

Other

2.3%

Dance

1.8%

Circus

0.8%

Architecture

0.5%

Opera

0.3%

Not Classified

0.1%

Culture Policy

Questions (211, 212)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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211. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made on the Government commitment to supporting a green recovery in the cultural and creative sector, in particular the events industry, assisting it in becoming a more sustainable, low-carbon industry, lowering the associated emissions, and developing an indigenous market for climate-friendly solutions for the sector; if she will provide details of the dates, times and attendees at any meetings relating to the proposed green cultural and creative recovery since June 2020; and the metrics, if any, that are being used by the Department to measure the success or otherwise of this policy commitment. [32162/22]

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Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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212. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department is engaged in measuring the sustainability, carbon output and emissions of the cultural and creative sector, including the events industry. [32163/22]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together.

My Department published an ambitious programme of actions in the Climate Action Plan 2021 that will improve sustainability across the culture and creative sectors. Implementation of the actions in the Climate Action Plan is monitored quarterly, allowing for the measurement of the progress in improving the sustainability of the sectors under my remit.

The Plan contains a number of actions to assist the cultural and creative sector to measure and lower its carbon output. The recently completed Greening Arts Centres pilot project provided 7 Arts Venues with sustainability and capacity-building support to reduce their carbon footprints. The latest round of the Cultural Capital Scheme 2019-2022 prioritised projects that will support Arts and Culture organisations’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprints, with 27 out of 44 projects funded including specific sustainability measures, e.g. upgrading windows, insulating buildings, and installing LED lighting. Other actions to be completed in 2022 include a review of international climate action in the cultural sector with a view to developing a green certification scheme for the cultural sector, and the launch of a sustainable outdoor events charter by Fáilte Ireland to improve the environmental performance of the events sector.

In addition to its actions under the Climate Action Plan, my Department and the public bodies under its remit have been working to embed sustainability into their activities to support the green transition of the creative, cultural and events sectors.

For instance, as part of the 2021 review of the National Development Plan, an assessment of the climate impact of investment decisions was conducted. Under the revised National Development Plan my Department will work to reorient its capital schemes to deliver on the ambition of the Climate Action Plan and include carbon costs as part of its appraisal processes for the redevelopment of the National Cultural Institutions and investments in Regional Cultural Infrastructure.

The Screen Greening Coalition which comprises the BAI, RTÉ, Screen Ireland, Screen Producers Ireland, TG4 and Virgin Media Ireland jointly funded the adaptation of the Albert Carbon Calculator for use in Ireland. The Albert Carbon Calculator is specifically designed for programme making and is used by other broadcasters internationally to measure their carbon emissions. TG4 made the use of the Albert Carbon Calculator mandatory for all productions in January 2021, and RTÉ’s Cláracha Gaeilge has been awarded Albert certification for sustainable production and minimising its carbon footprint.

Screen Ireland has introduced a set of sustainability supports for the film industry. Their Sustainability Plan, launched in April 2022, has a set of ambitious targets to achieve net-zero by 2025. The Plan includes a commitment for the mandatory use of a Carbon Calculator as a minimum requirement on all Screen Ireland funded productions, together with providing practical supports to use the carbon calculator.

The Arts Council is developing a Climate Action Policy and Implementation Plan in consultation with Arts Council staff, artists, arts organisations, and other key stakeholders in partnership with experts from Julie’s Bicycle EU, Native Events and the Green Arts Initiative in Ireland in order to bring sustainable practices to Irish events and green Irish arts.

The Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce included a recommendation on addressing the environmental impact of arts, cultural and event activities in its “Life Worth Living” report in 2020. In line with this recommendation, Minister Ryan and I launched the Creative Climate Action Fund on behalf of the Creative Ireland Programme in 2021. Under this fund, €2 million has been committed to a total of 15 projects that will offer innovative means, through the cultural, arts and creative events, of engaging the public on the urgent need for climate-related system, lifestyle and behaviour changes. Implementation of the “Life Worth Living” report recommendations was monitored by the Arts and Culture Recovery Oversight Group, which met 8 times in 2021. Records of the meetings of both the Taskforce and Oversight Group are available at:

www.gov.ie/en/news/e7f78-latest-updates-from-the-arts-and-culture-recovery-taskforce/.

Question No. 212 answered with Question No. 211.

Culture Policy

Questions (213)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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213. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made on the digital creative industries roadmap. [32164/22]

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The Creative Ireland Programme in my Department consulted during 2019 with other Government Departments, agencies, industry bodies, practitioners and academics in concluding a focus on design-based, digital creative and content creation sub-sectors within a Roadmap for the Creative Industries.  Substantial progress was made in drafting the Roadmap in the early part of 2020, but its finalisation and implementation was impacted by the Covid pandemic. The draft roadmap drafted is now being re-positioned in the context of the current policy landscape, which requires re-validation of the pre-Covid business rationale against more recent market analysis. The relevance of the range of supports Government introduced to support and sustain the private sector and SMEs also need to be carefully explored.   

The broader policy landscape relevant to the draft Roadmap has also seen significant policy developments since 2020.  This includes, amongst other things:

- National SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan;

- Industry 4.0 Strategy;

- National Artificial Intelligence Strategy;

- Smart Specialisation;

- Implementation of the Audio-visual Action Plan;

- Tax relief for the digital gaming sector in the Finance Act 2021;

- Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy;

- Action Plan for Apprenticeships 2021-2025;

- Technology Skills 2022.

Officials from a number of Departments continue to liaise in examining these issues further in order to understand how best to proceed and with a view to finalising the Creative Industries pillar of the new Creative Ireland Programme 2023-2027.

Culture Policy

Questions (214, 225)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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214. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the new studio space that has been developed by Government since June 2020. [32166/22]

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Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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225. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures she has supported to increase the provision of affordable workspaces for artists and creative practitioners since June 2020. [32178/22]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 225 together.

I am critically aware of the pressures that artists and creatives face in finding suitable workspaces.  The shortage of workspaces is particularly acute in Dublin and there are deficits to a lesser extent in other urban areas.

Arts and Culture capital developments are most often initiated, led and project managed by Local Authorities with funding provided by Government Departments. Over the past decade or so, a nationwide network of venues, arts centres and studios were provided in this way with funding from my Department.  In recent years, significant funding for projects such as these is available from the Urban Regeneration & Development Fund in the Department of Housing and the Rural a Regeneration & Development Fund at the Department of Rural and Community Development. 

The situation in the Dublin City Council area is particularly acute.  My Department allocated €3m to Dublin City Council specifically for the provision and development of artists’ work spaces in Dublin.  Recently, officials in my Department have met with Dublin City Council to discuss artists’ studio space in Dublin in particular.  Following on from this, I have asked officials to arrange a three-way meeting between the Department, Dublin City Council and the Arts Council, to see how we can accelerate developments in Dublin. The Arts Council provides the current funding for the ongoing operation of many artists facilities.  I have recently met with the Arts Council to discuss a range of issues, including Artists’ studios.

I have been proactive in providing a strong suite of supports for artists throughout the pandemic, including the introduction of a pilot basic income for artists. I can assure Deputies that supporting the provision of spaces for artists to pursue their craft is a priority for me.

Film Industry

Questions (215)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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215. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can provide clarity on the meaning of the upskilling of audiovisual workers, as set out in the programme for Government, and the progress that has taken place on the delivery of this commitment since June 2020. [32167/22]

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The Programme for Government had a commitment to support the upskilling of audio-visual workers. Upskilling refers to enhancement of skills for those already in the Audio-Visual workforce. My Department is working with Screen Ireland, the national agency for Irish film, TV drama, animation and documentary to ensure that there is a focus on training and upskilling at all levels of the industry and, crucially, as one of the criteria for the Section 481 film tax relief.

Screen Ireland has transformed the operation of the upskilling requirement of Section 481 tax relief in recent years.  Skills development opportunities are open to all: whether they be new entrants to the industry, trainees, upskillers, people receiving mentoring and shadowing opportunities, or people availing of skills courses. This inclusive approach introduced life-long-learning and allows people at all levels of a production to learn and progress.

To help ensure Skills Development Plans are appropriately delivered, a compliance stage at the end of production must be provided and in the case of larger productions (with eligible expenditure greater than €2m) must be signed off by Screen Ireland before the last 10% of the tax credit can be claimed.

In the last number of years, over 140 skills development plans have been submitted to Screen Ireland for approval and over 1,500 skills participants have been tracked on those productions.  As well as the skills development aspect of the Section 481 skills plan, producers are also encouraged through the Skills Development process to introduce both Sustainability initiatives and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives on their productions and this has contributed to significant positive changes within the sector.

National Cultural Institutions

Questions (216)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the initiatives that have been developed since June 2020 to enable the national cultural institutions, NCIs, to go on tour to towns across the country; and to detail the tours that have taken place, by each NCI. [32168/22]

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The National Cultural Institutions (NCIs) play a valuable role as custodians of Ireland’s history and culture. This work encompasses not only the collection, preservation and display of heritage objects and artworks, but also educational activities that facilitate the public’s understanding of items in the collections and the broader context in which they were produced.

My Department recognises the importance of both sharing this knowledge with communities across the country as well as the need to safeguard these precious objects by ensuring that they are displayed in sites that are secure and have  appropriate environmental controls.  An important vehicle for supporting the presentation of objects from the National Collections across the country is my Department’s Mobility of Collections Scheme.  The Scheme is designed to fund the transport, cost of insurance and exhibiting costs for pieces from the National Collections to institutions around the country with a particular focus on showing items with specific local or regional interest to those communities. While there was no activity under the mobility of collections scheme in 2020 or 2021 due to the operational challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department continues to support the scheme in 2022. 

The National Cultural Institutions (NCIs) are equally committed to increasing access to the national collections through online programmes and by lending objects to local exhibitions.  While the NCIs under the aegis of my Department are independent in their management of day-to-day matters, the loaning and dissemination of items from the National Collection under their care is actively encouraged.

During the pandemic, which includes the period since June 2020, the NCIs also demonstrated great innovation by sharing the national collections online.

The following presents a summary of key online and other presentations of the National Collections around the country over the period since June 2020:

- The Chester Beatty has presented online tours and public programmes, including lectures, music events, family workshops and cooking demonstrations to over 50,000 audience members in 2021. So far in 2022, the Chester Beatty has brought their object-based learning programmes to primary schools in Kilkenny, Limerick and Louth.

- The IMMA Online programme made thousands of artworks available to audiences around the country through the digitisation of its collection. With “Talking Art Online”, the museum hosts regular talks on the collection with community groups. These are offered to Broadband Connection points in rural areas through the Department of Rural and Community Affairs and IMMA has delivered sessions from Achill Island to Carlow.  IMMA have a network of at least 30 regional centres countrywide often with as many as 250-300 collection loans per year appearing around the country. At present, there are works on loan in Belfast, Galway, Drogheda and Banbridge, Co. Down. All of these were accompanied by learning and engagement programmes devised by IMMA and the collaborating venue. 

- The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) is very active on a national basis, not least at the Museum of Country Life in Turlough Park, Co. Mayo, which falls under the aegis of the NMI. The Museum of Country Life hosts onsite tours, schools workshops and community programmes on a regular basis. At present, the NMI has loaned objects - most of which are archaeological - to museums, libraries, art centres and other venues in Kerry, Kildare, Wicklow, Cavan, Derry, Down, Clare, Tipperary, Cork, Meath, Carlow, Monaghan, Limerick, Waterford, Offaly, Fermanagh, Roscommon, Galway and Westmeath.

- The National Concert Hall has delivered a number of programmes online and regionally, including Health & Harmony, their national programme for music for dementia, which was presented at eight national centres in spring 2022, as well as Music in Mind – their national programme for music for mental health, which took place in 5 centres nationally. The NCH intends to tour these programmes to additional centres now that public health restrictions have been removed. The NCH also presented Music in Children’s Hospitals: Kids’ Classics, a national programme bringing music into the paediatric healthcare setting, to hospitals in Dublin, Cork, Drogheda and Limerick during 2021.

- The National Archives brought the exhibition “Treaty 1921 – Records from the Archives” on tour in 2022 following its hugely successful presentation at Dublin Castle. The Anglo-Irish Treaty is one of the most significant historical documents held by the National Archives. Using it as a centrepiece, the National Archives presented an exhibition that marked its role as the official repository of the records of the State, one hundred years since its formation. The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives opened up significant historical records, official documents and private papers for the first time in the history of the State, including the first public presentation of the Treaty document. The exhibition opened in Dublin on 6 December 2021 until the 27 March 2022. A regional tour in partnership with Local Authorities has since visited Wicklow Library and Archives, Source Arts Centre in Thurles, Donegal County Museum, Wexford County Council, St. Peter’s Church in Cork as well as Limerick City and County Council.

- The Crawford Art Gallery in Cork loaned artworks to institutions in Limerick, Louth, Tipperary and Belfast throughout 2021 and 2022. The gallery also organised online educational events, tours and other programming aimed for primary schools, families and the general public including 24 sessions for young residents of direct provision centres. During the closures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, CAG focused on making resources available to secondary school teachers via the ATAI and the Professional Development Services for Teachers. The gallery also presented several online-only exhibitions that were available to audiences nationwide including “Building as Witness” and “Citizen Nowhere | Citizen Somewhere: The Imagined Nation,” was accompanied by a virtual tour, extensive video content and a national radio campaign to provide the public an opportunity to experience the exhibition virtually.

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