Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:
287. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the overall spend on Culture Night 2022; the total number of artists, performers and workers that participated and received payment for their work as part of the event; the number of artists with disabilities that were engaged as part of Culture Night; and the engagement that took place between her Department, the Arts Council and disabled persons organisations in the lead up to the event [53469/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra
As Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, along with having responsibility for policy within the Arts, I allocate funding to the Arts Council that has primary responsibility for the development of the arts in Ireland under the Arts Act 2003.With regards to the Deputy's specific queries in relation to Culture Night 2022, I have referred this question to the Arts Council for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
With reference to your PQ Ref No: 53469/22 please see the Arts Councils response below:
“ To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture; Arts; Gaeltacht; Sport and Media the overall spend on Culture Night 2022; the total number of artists, performers and workers that participated and received payment for their work as part of the event; the number of artists with disabilities that were engaged as part of Culture Night; and the engagement that took place between her Department, the Arts Council and disabled persons organisations in the lead up to the event -
- Aengus Ó Snodaigh.
* For WRITTEN answer on 25/10/2022
The Arts Council collects data relating to participating artists and events that are thematically categorised as having an EDI focus. As the 2022 event was only 4 weeks ago, this data has not yet been finalised but we can make this available as soon as it is complete.
The Arts Council provided EDI training to all Culture Night organisers in 2021 and 2022 to ensure that local programmes are inclusive and avoid any discrimination under the Equal Status Acts, including socio economic backgrounds.
The Arts Council is aware that not all events that happen on Culture Night are part of the official Culture Night programme and are also mindful of negative experiences that artists with disabilities can and do face within the commercial entertainment sector. We are currently engaged with the DADA Collective on understanding how best we can continue to advocate for the issues facing artists with disabilities working in both the publically funded and commercial entertainment sector.
The Arts Council is partnering with Maynooth University on a new research project titled Artists at the intersection of work and welfare: Low-Income disabled artists' navigation of welfare and working lives funded by the Irish Research Council and the Arts Council.
