Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Dail Éireann — 2020-09-22
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Heather Humphreys (FG), Cavan-Monaghan

I thank the Deputy. As he will be aware, the Taoiseach has spoken about sectoral supports. In that respect my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, has announced the establishment of a new task force for the recovery of the arts and culture sector under the chair of Clare Duignan. It will consider the impact of Covid-19 for culture and the arts, the audiovisual industry and the live entertainment industry. The Minister announced a new €10 million culture fund. Additional funding was also provided to the Arts Council, which has been allocated €105 million in total, which is 40% higher than it had received in 2019. There is a further €10 million for the audiovisual sector, which is going to pilot a performance and production support package. Many supports are available from the Departments of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Transport. We will continue to engage with the sector because I fully understand the difficult situation they are in. These people want to go back to work.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-22