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Creative ireland
Description of the policy/measure
Creative ireland is underpinned by the key values identified in culture 2025/eire ildanach. they are:• the intrinsic value of culture• the value of culture to our lives and our communities• the right of everyone to participate in the cultural life of the nation• the importance of the irish language, our cultural heritage, folklore, games, music and the uniqueness of our gaeltacht areas• the value of cultural diversity, informed by the many traditions and social backgrounds now in ireland• the value of culture as a means of fostering a more sustainable future for ireland, including through economic and social policy• the value of culture in presenting ireland to the world. its main feature is the collective mobilisation of irish institutions and citizens to create an irish cultural legacy.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Results achieved
The following ten initiatives will be completed and in place by the end of 2017:1. a national plan to enable every child in ireland to access tuition in music, drama, art and coding2. a culture and creativity plan in every county3. a culture team, director-led, configured to local needs, in every county4. cruinniu na casca programme5. the departments of arts, heritage, regional, rural and gaeltacht affairs and social protection will work together to devise a mechanism to assist self-employed artists who have applied for jobseekers allowance. this would be a pilot scheme.6. a plan for the development of each national cultural institution to 20227. a five year capital investment programme for the culture and heritage sector8. an industry-wide, long-term plan, for ireland as a global hub for the production of film, tv drama, and animation9. a unified international identity and communications programme for ireland10. a new creative ireland forum conference to showcase the best national and international thinking will have taken place. the five pillars of the programme will operate through to 2022, with a wide variety of outputs.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
Irish government budgetary spending, as well as the use of existing resources.