The document discusses the cultural and creative industries in Europe and Ireland, current EU funding opportunities, and provides recommendations for Ireland to better target and secure EU funding to support these industries. Specifically, it recommends establishing a high-level working group, defining Ireland's potential through mapping, bringing together agencies managing EU programs around a thematic CCI approach, and developing inter-departmental partnerships to strengthen cross-border linkages through an integrated approach.

1. Gráinne Millar
Head of Cultural Development
Temple Bar Cultural Trust
Thursday 17th May 2012

2. Overview
• Update on Culture and Creative Industries
(CCIs) role in the Europe 2020 strategy
• Present opportunities through EU support
programmes to realise CCIs potential in
Ireland
• Outline structured approach to target, secure
and manage EU funding

3. Current State of Cultural and Creative
Industries
• What are the cultural and creative industries?
(performing arts, visual arts, heritage, film, tv, radio, books, photography design, fashion,
advertising, gaming, etc.)
• In Europe, represents 2.7% of Europe’s GDP
– higher than real estate activities/ food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing
– positive trend continuing (6.1 million jobs across the EU)
• In Ireland, create 79,000 jobs and contributes €4.7 billion in 2011
– Creative West: 5,000 creative enterprises, support 11,000 people; €534 million turnover and
€270 million tax contribution
• Temple Bar creative economy turnover of €676 million in 2009
– would rank 69th in The Irish Times Top 1,000 Companies List 2011
– around 400 businesses
– Successful management of EU funding programmes (ERDF €52m) (InterReg €5million)

4. EU Funding Opportunities for Ireland
EU Cultural Programme
• Current programme: €400 million for culture/ €750 million for AV
• EU2020 – Creative Europe : €1.8 billion
Seventh EU Framework Programme
• Current programme: €50billion (€9billion remains)
• Horizon 2020: €79 billion
Cohesion Policy
• Current programme: €344 billion (€100 million remains)
• EU 2020 Common Strategic Framework : €376 billion greater emphasis on CCIs role
in local/ regional development
How does Ireland compare?
• Cohesion Funds: Austria €139million and Finland €148.8milion

5. The Way Forward for Ireland
• Establish a High Level Working Group
- Key Stakeholders and Government departments
• Define the potential for Ireland
- Mapping
• Bring together agencies managing EU programmes in Ireland
– adopt thematic approach based on CCIs
– link with practitioners and organisations on the ground
• Develop inter-departmental partnerships and strengthen
cross-border linkages
– integrated approach, develop CCI role across important policy areas and
identify synergies