Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand the Minister does not direct the Arts Council to fund particular projects. I ask the Minister to address the fact it has an unequal and inequitable manner in meting out cuts. Some cuts are made at a certain percentage and other projects are not cut at all. The wonderful venues described by the Minister are under threat and in difficulty because of how the Arts Council metes out cuts. I ask the Minister to ask the Arts Council to examine this from a policy point of view.