Dr. Katie Sweeney:

I will touch on three things. First, do we work together? Any of the initiatives under the charter would not have been at the level of implementation and development without the involvement of Association of Teachers/Education Centres in Ireland, Encountering The Arts Ireland, the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and the Arts Council.

They could not have happened without it. Many of the committees that deliver these initiatives are voluntary, on which excellent people from various organisations come together because of their commitment to the development of the arts and also the integration of the arts and education.

The Senator mentioned the portal's Willy Wonka event. It is a great event. Without it, there would not have been 125,000 visitors to many sites since 2015, as well as 36,500 users. It represents the building of a community in practice.