Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is simply not a fact. There is no getting around the fact that the commitment to double funding over a set period raised expectations among the arts community which were dashed when no additional real money was allocated to the Arts Council. If the Government is serious about this, it should not make commitments and then state there are particular constraints in a given year. It should set out in clear terms the timescale over which arts funding is to be doubled. When will the 2020 vision for the arts be debated in the House? Will the recommendations of the all-party committee be reflected in the revised document?

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