Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the Arts Council report on the arts in education; when she will make it available to the public; her views on its recommendations; when she will commence the process of its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34181/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have received the draft Arts Council Report on the Arts in Education and my Department is currently considering its recommendations in consultation with the Department of Arts Sport and Tourism. The publication of the Report is a matter for that Department. My Department invests heavily in arts education insofar as programmes in schools, and further and higher education are concerned. My Department will continue to work in collaboration with other agencies to progress this important area to the optimum extent.