Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are working with the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs on a creative children programme which will be rolled out over a number of years through schools and youth groups. This is aimed at increasing young people's participation in the arts and at ensuring they get access to tuition in whatever form, be it in music, drama or coding. It is so important that children get access to the arts at an early age as it instills in them an appreciation and a love for whatever particular area they want to join in on. We will be launching this later in the year and the details will all be set out in the plan, which is being finalised at the moment. This will all be part of the budgetary considerations which are currently underway.