Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 391: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when culture night will become a twice yearly event. [18790/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Plans for the 2011 culture night are well under way and discussions are also ongoing as to the most appropriate way to build on its success and popularity for the future. These discussions include the feasibility of making Culture Night a twice yearly event as proposed in the Programme for Government. The Deputy will appreciate that these discussions must have regard to the resources available to my Department and to the many competing demands on these resources. St. Patrick's Festival is currently the primary cultural festival during the Spring and there may be scope for the development of an audience-focused cultural initiative as part of these festivities.