Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his answer. To have real meaning, the Government must take the lead in providing funding and a diary of events which communities can build upon. Events should not solely be in Dublin. I urge the Minister to think big and act local. We need big events that capture the imagination on an all-Ireland basis. I would also urge that we tie in with our colleagues in the Assembly. Does the Minister agree that we also need the local events that tap into local energy and allow local groups become central to remembering our collective history? These events should also allow people, who for many generations may have been divided, to come together and to work, remember and learn from our past.

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