11 November 2025 Dear Minister O’Donovan, We are pleased that you and the Department have decided to make the Basic Income for the Arts scheme permanent. We understand that it will take some time to develop and share the details for the new scheme. We wish to make a contribution Read more
In a letter to the editor of the Irish Times (2 October 2025), BII Joint Coordinator John Baker endorses Basic Income for the Arts as a step towards Universal Basic Income. Sir, – Earlier this year, your editorial called for the retention and extension of Basic Income for the Arts Read more
BII welcomes the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme Basic Income Ireland (BII), the national body for the promotion of a Basic Income in Ireland, has welcomed the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme, announced on Tuesday 5 April 2022. Basic Income is a regular payment to every Read more