Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We did that and it is an enduring document that I am proud of. The arts have had cycles of being up and down. There have been good periods when Governments did a lot for the arts. This House, generally speaking, is committed to them. I agree the Government could do more and that an arts committee should be established.

See this speech in context