Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am very sorry to hear Ms Cappuccini's situation. Given the amount of work and time that must go into creating art and for it not to be appreciated or to be given the level of recognition it deserves must be soul destroying. I hope Ms Cappuccini keeps at it. I was doing a small bit of research before the meeting. I have not listened to "A Bun Dance" yet but this afternoon when I go back to my office to follow up on correspondence it will be playing in the background. I am sure there are many artists who will watch this at some stage, if not live. We hear some amazing stories of musicians who thought about giving up at some stage but did not do so. We hope that people stick with it. What a dull world it would be without music and without art. It is incumbent on all of us to support emerging artists in particular.