Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mural painting is well established in cities throughout the world but you do not see much of it in Dublin or elsewhere in Ireland, with the exception of Waterford. There is little space for that genre of art, so I think we need to come together to look at the legislation and policy. Policy and legislation will never create art; only artists will do that. I hope this can be the start of a discussion in terms of coming together to ensure there will be more space for people to create art. My sense is this genre of art can be a source of anxiety for the system in the way it can respond immediately to societal issues in our cities and country.