Ms Helen O'Donoghue:

The programme with older people at the Irish Museum of Modern Art devised in 1991 was evaluated at the time by the youth and community department in NUI Maynooth which identified social cohesion and the sense of connectively in older people engaging with the arts. On the changing stages and evolving phases in the area, it is very important not to forget the demographic represented in the Dublin 8 area, particularly in social housing. There are many questions about the development of the area. Culture lies at the heart of many of the community development movements from parish level to community activism. The NCAD and the IMMA have worked for years to that end and I would like to see that work recognised, developed and supported.