Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Our cultural policy will encompass both our built and natural heritage, because it is all part of what we are. We can look at cultural hubs because it is something that will probably come through the consultation process. I have not had an opportunity yet to look at all the submissions as the process finished at the end of October 2015. It has been a very open process and we have gone right around the country to the different centres I mentioned and have asked their views. I am interested in how we protect and enrich our culture and how we embrace technology, because it will have an impact upon our culture. We need to look at all those areas and be ready and have this policy in place. This is the first time I have ever had a cultural policy, and I want to set high-level aims to protect and enrich our culture and to embrace other cultures. That is very important, because the coming of other cultures helps us to enrich our own culture.

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