Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he received a copy of the Being Young and Irish – Take Charge of Change report from the Office of the President, Áras an Uachtaráin as part of President Higgins series of seminars with young persons here which took place in Dublin, Galway, Monaghan and Cork in 2012; if he has noted the Take Charge of Change declaration made by the participants; the steps he has taken arising out of the report’s findings in order to achieve young person’s vision for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14524/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the final session of the Presidential Seminar on the theme of 'Being Young and Irish' took place in Áras an Uachtaráin on 17 November 2012. At that Seminar, the young people taking part presented a Declaration for Change, setting out the priorities identified by them for the creation of a new and better Ireland. Guests invited to be present at the Seminar included the Secretary General of my Department. Issues within my remit as Minister, which were afforded specific recognition in the Declaration, included the nurturing and development of arts, culture, heritage and the Irish language. I can assure the Deputy that these issues continue to be of central importance to the ongoing work of my Department.