Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her reply. The Minister may remember that on her visit to Moate last Saturday, 5 November, there were a number of organisations we visited that day. One was the Moate Performing and Visual Arts Club. They put on a number of performances on that day and the Minister also visited a number of other key areas in Moate. It is important to note that the Minister is strongly living up to her ethos of developing the arts in rural settings and in making it more inclusive. The Moate Performing and Visual Arts Club has applied for funding under stream 3, which has a maximum cap of €20,000. The club is based in the Carmelite Centre in Moate and was set up in 1998. It fosters huge social inclusiveness and develops a number of key areas such as the Dancezone Stage School and the Moate Youth Theatre. The club brings young people onboard in very difficult circumstances. They do great work there and I would be grateful if the Minister could give an update on the stream measures. I also want to note that the teacher Sandra Julian and all her staff do huge work there.

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