Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We look forward to the symposium in Dublin, which should be worthwhile. I am struck by the fact that the Minister and I grew up in an Ireland that was, to a large extent, a monocultural place, while we are now multicultural. I was talking to Deputy Kitt about the Carole King song "Tapestry", in which she sings of a "tapestry of rich and royal hue". How will the Minister ensure that, in this Culture 2025 document, the rich and royal hue of the tapestry that is now Ireland can be reflected in order that the multicultural nature of the society we have become can be reflected in Government policy and can be responded to by arts officers and others involved in arts and heritage and all the myriad aspects of the cultural life of a country?

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