Departmental Schemes

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Questions (65)

Neale Richmond

Question:

65. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding that has been allocated under the night-time economy pilot scheme to date, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62518/22]

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Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

I launched the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme (NTESS) earlier this year in support of two recommendations (1+12) in the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce, assets.gov.ie/198233/43608ada-27d4-4bb4-ad16-f1ea0f3ec1d0.pdf

The Taskforce recommended that a scheme should be developed to increase footfall in our cities, towns and villages, which could provide artists with paying gigs and customers with entertainment during off-peak times and also that funding should be available for cafés and other suitable, unlicensed venues to support an alternative, diverse and inclusive night-time offering.

I awarded funding totalling €3,664,783 million from the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme, to 433 organisations throughout the country. Applications were received from a wide range of venues including pubs, nightclubs, cafés, theatres, arts centres, galleries, museums and retail outlets.

The fund has been an important source of employment for Artists and Performers across the country with thousands of employment days generated by this Scheme.

The breakdown of funding allocation per county is as follows:

County	Amount Allocated under NTESS
Carlow	52,600
Cavan	43,700
Clare	133,200
Cork	337,800
Donegal	189,950
Dublin	939,843
Galway	299,100
Kerry	280,875
Kildare	62,350
Kilkenny	98,500
Laois	55,000
Leitrim	11,590
Limerick	180,360
Longford	14,500
Louth	145,000
Mayo	12,500
Meath	65,000
Monaghan	42,650
Offaly	82,275
Roscommon	26,000
Sligo	70,520
Tipperary	66,400
Waterford	169,370
Westmeath	24,500
Wexford	120,750
Wicklow	140,450
Total:	3,664,783