Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

My first point is along the lines outlined by Deputy Mitchell on advertising and informing people. A greater effort is required at local level. A case can also be made for a national television campaign to keep people informed and aware of what is going on. For example, airports can be useful from a tourism point of view in terms of galleries and museums and when they are open.

An interesting statistic from the In the Frame report was that ethnic minorities do not interact very much with the arts other than through churches. Perhaps this is an opening through which the arts can be promoted and encouraged. We can all examine how that approach can be further used to encourage ethnic minorities and the population in general to engage more in the arts.

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