Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I know the Minister's heart is in the right place and she has done a tremendous amount for artists. Here she is left with this gobbledegook regarding Galway Culture Company, which has just been formed by various groups in the west of Ireland. Where do the artists come into any of this? Forgive me for being so naive to think that 2020 was about enhancing artists, working with them on the ground and leaving a legacy - a legacy on many levels, including buildings just like was done in the city in Croatia. Nothing like that has happened. The Department set up a specific monitoring unit because of the debacle relating to the Pálás Cinema that cost €9 million plus at the time and is losing money. We were to learn. The word they keep using - learnings - is a dreadful word. It means nothing. The capital of culture no longer exists, the company no longer exists and a new entity is being created as we speak. It is longer than pregnancy. I have no idea what it is about except that it is gobbledegook. I ask the Minister to take a hands-on approach to this.

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