Recently I read Living Tradition, a magazine promoting the traditional arts of Ireland at home and abroad. It was very complimentary of the Minister's statements, accusing the Arts Council of not giving adequate funding to the native arts and commending his intention to set up a standing committee on the traditional arts with strong powers that would copper-fasten adequate funding. Where does the Minister stand on this issue now? He has dropped the standing committee, dropped the funding and led the people involved in the traditional arts up the garden path. No sops or half measures will suffice at this stage. This is just another U-turn and broken promise, and there are many angry and unsatisfied people out there who feel the Minister betrayed them on this issue. His actions have not matched his words.