Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent)
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The Government is writing tomes, some of which are on my desk and shelves, about the need for community and how community needs to be acknowledged, developed, enlarged and aligned. The very people who are doing this are the festivals and the arts organisations, including the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Listowel Writers' Week, the Galway Film Fleadh and the Earagail Arts Festival and so on. These are the very people who are doing this, starting with the volunteers right to the artistic expression of who and what we are. This is why Mr. Downes's comments are extremely important.

It is no use having wonderful window dressing. We know it is happening. There must be a punch to what the witnesses are saying. That is extremely important. I am sorry, Chairman. I just wanted to-----