Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

My questions relate to the future because the Estimates have been signed off for this year. First, I acknowledge the presence of the former Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Is there any way the Estimates for Vote 28 can include the promotion of cultural product in all of its manifestations? We have seen the devastation of the domestic budget for culture. We should remember that Irish culture has become an international commodity and it is something for which we are well renowned. It can self-evidently be part and parcel with this Vote in so far as there is room for the promotion of cultural trade on a profitable basis as well as on an influential diplomatic basis. I await a response.