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

Creative Ireland is the Government's recent policy document for enhancing Ireland's creative sector. Creative Ireland is made up of five pillars, with pillar 2 referring to the links with the local authorities. Under pillar 2 each local authority will be encouraged to create and establish a cultural team comprising the arts officers, the librarians, the heritage officers and so on and to develop a cultural plan. How much funding has the Minister allocated under pillar two and does she believe it is sufficient?

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