Budget Statement 2026
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-07
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Marie Sherlock (LAB), Dublin Central

-----the basic income for artists scheme, which we very much welcome, but cut supports to all other parts of the arts sector? I have to ask: is this the vengeance of the Minister, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, for the Arts Council and what happened earlier this year? There are very serious questions that have to be asked of the Minister today.
Mar fhocal scoir, climate action appears to have fallen off the political agenda for this Government. Already we see a massive underspend in the Department and today we see a miserly €89 million going to the energy upgrade scheme. The reality is the schemes are not working. We have seen only a 70% take-up of the schemes over the last number of years.

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