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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Questions (677)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

677. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a breakdown by each county of the number of successful and unsuccessful eligible applicants for the basic income for the arts by pilot scheme, a breakdown by county of the numbers selected for the control group and the methods used by her Department to promote and publicise the scheme throughout the entire country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16954/23]

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My Department ran an extensive media campaign ahead of the deadline for applications for the Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme. The scheme was advertised targeting local media across the country and the media package used was selected on this broad-reach basis. The launch was also covered on the Six One News on RTÉ 1 and included national coverage by newspapers and radio.

My Department also ran a strong social media campaign leading up to the launch of the scheme and during its application window. The launch was also shared broadly on social media by The Arts Council and Irish arts resource organisations and interested parties including Visual Artists Ireland, First Music Contact, Musicians Union of Ireland, The Journal of Music etc. and was picked up and shared internationally (e.g. BBC News) ahead of opening for applications. The Department’s own March/April 2022 Basic Income for the Arts social media posts were viewed 82,535 times

There was also extensive stakeholder and public engagement prior to the launch of the scheme: A stakeholder forum, held on 15 December 2021, hosted discussions with over 150 participants from 50 artists and arts workers resource and representative bodies to feed into the policy development. In addition, in January 2022, the Department opened an online public consultation, to which anyone could contribute. This allowed the general public, artists and those working in the arts and culture sector the opportunity to contribute on key issues. Over 1,200 members of the public and the sector who were interested made submissions to the public consultation, reflecting the high level of interest in the scheme in the months ahead of its launch.

The following table provides details of the geographic location of all applicants and those who were selected and those who were unsuccessful.

County

Total Eligible Applications

Successful Applications

Unsuccessful Applications

CO CARLOW / CO. CHEATHARLACH

82

16

66

CO CAVAN / CO. AN CHABHÁIN

83

21

62

CO CLARE / CO. AN CHLÁIR

246

54

192

CO CORK / CO. CHORCAÍ

886

211

675

CO DONEGAL / CO. DHÚN NA NGALL

239

55

184

CO DUBLIN / CO. BHAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

662

181

481

CO GALWAY / CO. NA GAILLIMHE

612

149

463

CO KERRY / CO. CHIARRAÍ

217

53

164

CO KERRY / CO. CHIARRAÍ

286

83

203

CO KILKENNY / CO. CHILL CHAINNIGH

162

28

134

CO LAOIS / CO. LAOISE

87

25

62

CO LEITRIM / CO. LIATROMA

98

23

75

CO LIMERICK / CO. LUIMNIGH

225

59

166

CO LONGFORD / CO. LONGFOIRT

29

9

20

CO LOUTH / CO. LÚ

138

32

106

CO MAYO / CO. MHAIGH EO

174

47

127

CO MEATH / CO. NA MÍ

221

59

162

CO MONAGHAN / CO. MHUINEACHÁIN

58

14

44

CO OFFALY / CO. UÍBH FHAILÍ

72

16

56

CO ROSCOMMON / CO. ROS COMÁIN

73

17

56

CO SLIGO / CO. SHLIGIGH

171

30

141

CO TIPPERARY / CO. THIOBRAID ÁRANN

136

32

104

CO WATERFORD / CO. PHORT LÁIRGE

174

33

141

CO WESTMEATH / CO. NA HIARMHÍ

106

22

84

CO WEXFORD / CO. LOCH GARMAN

223

56

167

CO WICKLOW / CO. CHILL MHANTÁIN

340

87

253

DUBLIN 1 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 1

91

20

71

DUBLIN 2 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2

61

12

49

DUBLIN 3 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 3

174

41

133

DUBLIN 4 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 4

118

21

97

DUBLIN 5 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 5

75

25

50

DUBLIN 6 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 6

189

48

141

DUBLIN 6W / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 6W

96

25

71

DUBLIN 7 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 7

263

54

209

DUBLIN 8 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 8

341

80

261

DUBLIN 9 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 9

119

33

86

DUBLIN 10 /BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

19

4

15

DUBLIN 11 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 11

55

18

37

DUBLIN 12 /BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 12

162

52

110

DUBLIN 13 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

85

16

69

DUBLIN 14 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

85

21

64

DUBLIN 15 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

112

22

90

DUBLIN 16 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

86

16

70

DUBLIN 17 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 17

16

3

13

DUBLIN 18 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

133

38

95

DUBLIN 20 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

24

6

18

DUBLIN 22 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

38

8

30

DUBLIN 24 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

62

20

42

Not Classified (chose not to say)

5

3

2

The following table shows the geographic location of the Control Group Members.

DUBLIN 9 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH9

12

DUBLIN 10 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

1

DUBLIN 11 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

2

DUBLIN 12 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

18

DUBLIN 13 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

14

DUBLIN 14 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 14

11

DUBLIN 15 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

12

DUBLIN 16 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

9

DUBLIN 17 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH17

1

DUBLIN 18 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

13

DUBLIN 20 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH20

5

DUBLIN 22 /BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

5

DUBLIN 24 / BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH

3

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