Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)

I agree with the Deputy that in this country we do transition and translation well, but we do not do transmission. We have spent a lot of money to develop cultural facilities, but often people do not know about them. Transmission is vitally important. With modern technology, including Facebook, iPhone apps and other means of communication, we can tell people about our attractions in an inexpensive way. Proper websites are important, with other means of communication about which the young people in the Visitors Gallery would be able to tell us. Modern technology must be used much more; it is inexpensive, but it can be used to tell people about our archaeological sites, monuments and attractions.

Deputy Jonathan O'Brien is a Corkman, as is the Acting Chairman, Deputy Ciarán Lynch.

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