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

That is somewhat ironic given that their motion focuses on our national cultural institutions, which are themselves the guardians of both our history and our historic treasures.

I acknowledge, that as Deputy Martin said, the previous Government, in the budget of 2009, proposed structural changes to the national cultural institutions, although I understand that was done without any consultation with the institutions beforehand. Then it went on to prepare the heads of a Bill to make that change happen.

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