Malcolm Noonan (Green Party)
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Regarding the expansion of the Arts Council staffing, has there been a swell in the middle management level that perhaps we are not seeing in the sector more widely? This is not a criticism but when I look at the theatre sector, which I have an involvement in, it has had a very poor uplift since 2008. I know the Minister has committed to a review but did that have any involvement in this particular situation, given that that swell has taken place? The Arts Council has grown exponentially. I saw this with the NPWS and that it can create as many challenges as it can create opportunities, because you are growing at a much faster rate from a very low base. There is no doubt that the funding uplift that the Arts Council received over the term of the last Government has been hugely transformative but that can create its own challenges.