Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The legacy aims to bring together key agencies and stakeholders in Galway to devise and derive a creative vision for Galway. The legacy programme has been designed based on extensive consultation with the sector and the lessons from the evaluation carried out in Galway 2020. I believe there has been no delay in the finalisation of the legacy framework. Galway 2020 engaged in extensive consultation with stakeholders as part of legacy development. It also reviewed and took into account key findings and recommendations from the independent evaluation of Galway 2020 by The Audience Agency.

These included recommendations to sustain, build and establish networks at national and European levels, as well as further enhancing the capacity of the sector, particularly in light of the impact of the pandemic on delivery. It is about getting it right. It is about the key engagement with the local stakeholders to make sure that their views were taken into account, and to ensure that it took account of the evaluation.

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