Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her answer. Following on from my earlier comments about the local authorities and how crucial they are in delivering the cultural policy at local level, I wonder if it is something the Minister would see happening around the capital programme. I am thinking of the counties I am more familiar with such as Offaly for example, where we have the Birr Theatre and Arts Centre, the Dunamaise theatre in Laois, and the new amphitheatre in Cloughjordan, all of which have been very well funded by the Department over the years. They are receiving ongoing public funding. Does the Minister see any new programmes being brought forward to help them to innovate and develop their own infrastructure there?

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