Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the degree to which the Department continues to monitor the progress of the programme under the various headings, with a view to expanding and increasing employment in the arts and improving the image nationally and internationally, not that it needs improving but in order to get appreciation from a wider audience. To what extent is that happening? Are there measures that might be deemed necessary in order to enhance and improve further the opportunities within the arts for those either directly or indirectly involved?

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