Can Arts Council of Northern Ireland confirm if it has notified all applicants to the “IERP” of further delay and have they made an official statement to this effect? The unprofessionalism is staggering. Communities NI 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️CarálNíChuilín, Is Deontóir Mé ✊ Mark Carruthers WeMakeEvents - Northern Ireland charlottedryden #arts

It's 67 days since the "Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme" opened and Arts Council of Northern Ireland has still not distributed any of the funding. They currently have multiple funds open. They clearly do not have the capacity to operate multiple funds. 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️CarálNíChuilín, Is Deontóir Mé ✊ Communities NI

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How can anyone stand over the delay to distribute emergency funding to individuals in the creative industries? Were businesses and organisations made to wait a similar time 4 funding from NI Executive ? 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️CarálNíChuilín, Is Deontóir Mé ✊ Communities NI Conor Murphy WeMakeEvents - Northern Ireland Belfast Live

I wonder if members are aware of how arts funding reaches individuals? It's been 71 days since the "Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme" opened and Arts Council of Northern Ireland has still not distributed any funds. Andy Allen MBE MLA Robin Newton MBE #LucysLaw4NI @PaulaBradleyMLA Mark H Durkan Jonathan Buckley

Beyond the headline grabbing figure of £29 million for the arts the reality is that £1.1 million allocated for individuals in July has not even been distributed. Is that acceptable for "emergency" funding? Andy Allen MBE MLA Robin Newton MBE #LucysLaw4NI @PaulaBradleyMLA Mark H Durkan Jonathan Buckley

This delay does not save jobs. It does not retain skills within the sector. It exacerbates a crisis. Andy Allen MBE MLA Robin Newton MBE #LucysLaw4NI @PaulaBradleyMLA Mark H Durkan Jonathan Buckley

The level of funding and speed with which it's been distributed to individuals compared to organisations in the arts sector requires urgent attention. 72 days waiting for "IERP". Shameful. Andy Allen MBE MLA Robin Newton MBE #LucysLaw4NI @PaulaBradleyMLA Mark H Durkan Jonathan Buckley 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️CarálNíChuilín, Is Deontóir Mé ✊

75 days since the "Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme" opened. None of the £1.1 million has been distributed. How can Arts Council of Northern Ireland defend this shambles and why has 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️CarálNíChuilín, Is Deontóir Mé ✊ not spoken out? Andy Allen MBE MLA @PaulaBradleyMLA Mark H Durkan Jonathan Buckley Communities NI

76 days since the "Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme" opened and none of the £1.1 million has been distributed by Arts Council of Northern Ireland Totally devastating for jobs. @PaulaBradleyMLA Jonathan Buckley Conor Murphy Belfast Live Eamonn Mallie charlottedryden WeMakeEvents - Northern Ireland

Exactly! It's 77 days since the "Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme" opened and none of the £1.1 million has been distributed to struggling freelancers in the arts sector. Who is accountable for this scandalous inaction? Conor Murphy Arts Council of Northern Ireland 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️CarálNíChuilín, Is Deontóir Mé ✊

Almost £3m of funding has been granted to individual artists as part of a support scheme operated by Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín bbc.in/35fmswV

Increased due to overwhelming number of applications. Hopefully bringing some relief to as many applicants as possible. Letters going out this week by the looks of it.