Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I presume that when organisations are starving they are usually pleased to see a few extra crumbs from the table. With regard to this question, the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, recently published a document concerning the arts and the cultural participation of children and young people. It highlighted the benefits children get from cultural engagements, including confidence in learning and expression and better coping skills with studies. However, it also highlighted that a number of sectors of Irish society are not getting those benefits. How do we equality proof access to the arts for everybody in society?

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