Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I arranged for funding for elements of the festival from the two Departments in which I am Minister of State. However, I thank the Polish Embassy, the FAI, Dublin City Council and other local authorities, the Irish-Polish Society, Polish associations such as Forum Polonia, sports clubs, SIPTU and cultural groups across the country - in short, anyone and everyone who organised events or participated in what was a successful festival. Despite what other members of my party might say, RTE was particularly supportive of the events last week.