Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Níl aon dabht go bhfuil tograí maithe curtha chun cinn, Branar san áireamh. Tá ardmholadh tuillte ag Branar.

I have no doubt, and no hesitation in saying, that there were good projects. However, it would be remiss of me not to raise issues. This programme is going to conclude in the first quarter of this year, I gather, and the money will all be spent. Looking back, there are serious lessons to be learned. There has been serious upset on the ground among the artistic community and as regards a legacy to Galway, perhaps we were all of the misunderstanding that a permanent building or something of that nature might be given. A legacy committee was not even set up until we put on pressure in the Dáil for its establishment.

The Minister referred to a number of channels, including open calls and partnerships, for funding applications. Is that process complete? I gather there are no more open calls. Will she clarify that point for me? Is it just a matter of drawing down the remaining €202,000?

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