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

The transfer of the National Symphony Orchestra to the National Concert Hall brings into the spotlight the redevelopment, and the possible extension, of the National Concert Hall. We need to focus on this and we cannot lose sight of it.

The Boaden report recommends that funding for both orchestras be brought back to full strength. I appreciate that this cannot be done overnight but we need to be supportive of this view for the sake of our orchestral sector. I hope that the Minister will bear this in mind as we approach 2020.

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