Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Arts Sector Funding: Discussion

1:30 pm

Photo of Fintan WarfieldFintan Warfield (Sinn Fein)
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The European Commission stated that the UK would no longer be eligible to have a host city as part of the European city of culture. I would appeal that consideration be given to the facilitation of a potential joint bid from Derry and Belfast within that competition.

My next question is for Ms McBride, on the Creative Children initiative. Is that under the Creative Ireland strand?