Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 390: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the system he has put in place to ensure greater co-operation between arts officers in various local authorities. [18789/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I wish to point out that Arts officers are employed by each local authority throughout the State. The activities of these officials, as is the case of all local authority employees, fall, in the first instance, within the statutory remit of the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government. While being Minister with responsibility for the Arts, my statutory authority does not extend to local authority arts officers. However, I am currently in the process of meeting Arts officers collectively in the context of integrated Arts and Culture promotional strategies at local level.