Throughout the pandemic I have been very cognisant of the challenges the restrictions caused for the arts, culture and live entertainment industry and I remain committed to the live entertainment sector as the industry recovers following the lifting of all restrictions in January.
In 2021 an allocation of €25m was made available for the Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021). I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful applications under this scheme, the details of which are available on my Department’s website. This scheme provided thousands of days of employment to hundreds of actors, musicians, crew and technicians in tandem with a pipeline of high quality on-line much needed entertainment for Irish audiences. The grants awarded helped to support employment and wellbeing opportunities across all genres including theatre, music and circus performance.
As part of a €50m suite of supports for the live entertainment sector for 2022, €5m was allocated for the LPSS- Strand II to support pantomime and seasonal musical theatre impacted by the Covid restrictions in place in December and January. This scheme closed for applications on 31st January with a total of 17 applications submitted. Grants have been offered to 9 applicants through this scheme.
The details requested by the Deputy are included in the table below:
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Applications Submitted
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Successful Applications
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Appeals Submitted
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Decisions Varied
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County
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LPSS 2021
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LPSS Strand II
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LPSS 2021
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LPSS Strand II
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LPSS 2021
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LPSS Strand II
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LPSS 2021
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LPSS Strand II
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Carlow
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5
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2
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Cavan
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4
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2
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Clare
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13
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7
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Cork
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37
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2
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25
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2
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1
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Donegal
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19
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1
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14
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1
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Dublin
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156
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7
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83
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5
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13
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1
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Galway
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18
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10
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Kerry
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24
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12
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1
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Kildare
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10
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3
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Kilkenny
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9
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6
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1
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Laois
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5
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3
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Leitrim
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3
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2
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Limerick
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10
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5
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Longford
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2
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1
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Louth
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11
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1
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8
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2
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1
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Mayo
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13
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1
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9
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1
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Meath
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16
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2
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11
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Monaghan
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4
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1
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Offaly
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7
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3
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Roscommon
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2
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1
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2
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Sligo
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8
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4
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Tipperary
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12
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7
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Waterford
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3
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1
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Westmeath
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8
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4
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1
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1
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Wexford
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6
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1
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5
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Wicklow
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11
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1
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7
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1
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1
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1
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