Seanad debates

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Developments in the European Union and Ireland's Presidency of the European Council: Statements with An Taoiseach

 

Senator O'Keeffe also referred to the reform of the cultural institutions. No institution should be above analysis. We respect the creative and imaginative work of our people in so many areas. We expect to host a Davos for the creative arts, so to speak, in 2014 which will have extraordinary potential for expressing the personality of our people. No institution should be above analysis with regard to effective expenditure and results. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will present his programme to the Government shortly. I refer to the suggestion about building the bridge between the core and the periphery and I appreciate that important point. However, it is also a case of communicating Europe to the citizen. We have been far more effective at doing this compared to many other countries where Europe is regarded as being very distant. Our people clearly understand the relationship between Commission, Parliament and Council.

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