Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Government Policy on the Arts is set out in the Programme for Government and elaborated further in my Department's Statement of Strategy.

One of the stated objectives of this policy is to encourage and support the strategic development of the arts in local communities, both geographic and communities of interest, for the disadvantaged and for minority groups.

My policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, increase access to and participation in the arts, and make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life.

Consequently all funding allocated by my Department to the arts is aimed at, inter alia, addressing the issues of cultural participation, access and social inclusion.