Ms Kay O'Brien:

The Senator asked what she could do. We all need to consult each other because we get lost in many ways. We also need to inform each other of what is happening. Again, we often seem to get lost in that respect.

I liked what Ms Comer said about the aesthetics of housing. I argue the same about schools and the enormous contribution the arts could make in improving school buildings, the way they look and the atmosphere and ethos within schools. Many of the projects in which people get involved in Creative Engagement are to improve the school atmosphere. I could give many wonderful examples of projects, but we do not need to reinvent the wheel. It has been accepted for a long time that the arts are important in schools. I would be worried, therefore, if we were to try o reinvent the wheel yet again. As a lot is happening, we need to inform ourselves and tie it all up. In Creative Engagement we would like more funding to extend our project. The committee is quite willing to voluntarily go into schools, with which we have good relationships because we are all principals and deputy principals. We could definitely extend the project. We are very happy to work with Creative Ireland to that end.