Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the 2016 A Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government committed itself to implementing the arts in education charter, and specifically the local arts in education partnership, which as we know goes across departmental strands between the Minister and the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton. We need to have both Departments heavily involved in that regard. Does the Minister and the Minister, Deputy Bruton, have any practical plans in place for the implementation of local arts in education partnerships throughout the country?

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