UP to 2,000 performers, including artists, actors and musicians, are to be paid a basic income by the Republic's government for three years.
A consultation on how the Basic Income for the Arts scheme will operate has been launched.
It will provide people a payment each week to allow them to pursue their creative work.
The overall income is yet to be decided although a basic payment of €10.50 (£8.75) an hour has been suggested in the consultation.
Arts and entertainment venues were closed for long periods due to Covid-19 restrictions.
An Arts and Culture taskforce was set up to suggest ways in which the arts could recover.
It recommended a basic income scheme for "a three-year period in the in the arts, culture, audio-visual and live performance and events sectors".
Arts minister Catherine Martin previously said government was committing about €25m (£20.87m) to the scheme.
It is expected to be running in early 2022.
If there are more people eligible than there are places available, participants may have to be selected at random.
The consultation runs until January 27.
