Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. It is welcome news that the Department is engaging with the city council and is looking favourably on this proposal.

It is important that we preserve our unique heritage. It is called the sound of Ireland because of the unique sound that uilleann pipes create, the uniqueness of the instrument, the complexity of it and the richness of that sound.

I appreciate that the Minister and his Department have many demands on the State's resources but a project such as this is one will serve not only this generation, but generations to come. In so doing, it will also honour the generations that went before us. I thank the Minister for his time today. I thank him for the positive response. I really hope we will be able to invite the Minister back to the Seanad to advise on an actual approval of funding in the near future.