Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has been in a position to offer financial incentivisation to various amateur groups and or societies involved in the promotion of the arts in the past year; the extent to which he has engaged with musical, dramatic or historical societies at local level throughout the country with the objective of encouraging participation and interest in this sector with a view to capitalisation on the national heritage as a means of promoting a positive image on the international stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41981/12]

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