Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

Some countries have gone down this road quite successfully, in terms of having one overarching body, one national board, for example, the national galleries of Ireland, within which are the various other bodies such as the Irish Museum of Modern Art or the Crawford Gallery, in Cork. I am waiting to see the outcome of this exercise, and on that basis we shall decide what legislation is necessary. However, I would prefer to get this right rather than opt for some simplistic cost-saving exercise.

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