Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise; I did not hear. To sum up, the evidence supports the Minister and she is on the right track. However, throughout the country we have better provision in some areas than others, particularly with regard to developing the creativity of young people. For example, in Dublin we have the Ark, the creative writing centre Fighting Words, and Imaginosity, and in Limerick we have the Learning Hub. These provide a parallel creative system for children that the education system does not always develop. I ask the Minister to be open to proposals in this area. I am developing a proposal currently for a young creator centre that will help children develop their creativity, particularly at second level, in an exam-based system that often beats the creativity out of them. I am knocking our second level system, but suggesting we need more, because our young people are our future and the more we invest in them, the stronger the nation we will have.