Evaluate and act on the Basic Income for the Arts pilot

What this means

• This is a government commitment to assess the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme and decide what happens to it based on the findings of that evaluation.[source]
• The commitment sits within the arts, culture and sport policy area and was included in the Programme for Government published on 23 January 2025.[source]
• It is currently listed as in progress, meaning no final decision on the future of the pilot has yet been made.[source]
• The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is the body responsible for delivering on this commitment, with Patrick O'Donovan named as the relevant officeholder.[source]
• For accountability, no deadline for delivery has been set, which means the public and arts community cannot yet hold the government to a specific timeline.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Patrick O'DonovanOfficeholder

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via patrick-odonovan
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-environment
  Climate action and decarbonisation policyMandate
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-environment
  Energy security and communications policyMandate
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Charlie McConalogueOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment2-hop via dept-environment
  Darragh O'BrienOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Publish an annual climate action planCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Fast-track offshore wind developmentCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Enact legislation to accelerate district heatingCommitment