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

Cruinniú na Cásca, as the Deputy knows, was the national cultural day that we held on Easter Monday. That funding was provided to RTÉ, which organised all the events and paid the artists directly. I cannot get involved in that micromanagement. RTÉ did that and we worked in collaboration with it.

What came back to us from our public consultation was that people wanted to hear more about Creative Ireland and what the Department does. We took these views on board and, through the media, organised an initiative right across the country to let people know what was happening. I was all about informing the public and encouraging people to get involved and to engage.