Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive reply. However, it ignored the actual question, which asked for an appraisal of a particular school because funding is always geared and prioritised according to facts. If a formal appraisal were done of a real project, with real criteria and goals, we might then create a very strong case that this type of approach is better than another.

I appreciate the great work done by Music Network and the enormous amount of work that goes on around the country with the current budget. By background I am a musician and nobody pushes this more than I do. I reiterate my request for an appraisal of the specific project so we might use it as a benchmark and move further.