The pilot-scheme initiative that I am announcing today is one of ten tasks of The Creative Ireland programme for this year.  It allows artists, who are self-employed and received more than 50% of income from their art in the past year, to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance without being subject to the normal activation process like having … Continue reading Speech by Fine Gael Leader & Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar at the launch of the pilot scheme to assist self-employed artists & writers