Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Ar an gcéad dul síos, gabhaim buíochas lenár bhfinnéithe. I noted, and Mr. Ó Coigligh outlined very clearly, that there has been a very clear commitment on the part of Government, particularly over the last five years, to expansion of and investment in the arts. That is something we should not lose sight of. He mentioned that we have seen an expansion in the number of staff in the Arts Council, which is right to cope with the level of demand that is there. Obviously, Mr. Ó Coigligh is here as Secretary General of the Department. He has an assistant secretary and two principal officers. Does he have a ballpark figure for the number of staff employed in the arts and culture section of the Department?