Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Bill makes no provision for ministerial oversight or review of the strategy statements. As envisaged in the Bill, the Minister will simply receive the strategy statement and lay it before the Houses. One would think there should be some sort of provision for the Minister to review the strategy and to be satisfied that the strategy is consistent with Government policy and priorities and that it is compatible with, and complementary to, the strategies being pursued by other cultural institutions. I signalled my concerns on Second Stage and I hope to return to it on Report Stage.