Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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106. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the detail of her Department's ongoing work on the national cultural strategy up to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27511/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Last July I published the draft framework policy Culture 2025/Éire Ildánach, which was submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for input. I understand that the Committee is currently finalising a report on the draft framework policy which I will consider when received. I have also received submissions from various organisations on the draft document. Following receipt of the report from the Committee, it is my intention to finalise the Policy.

In the meantime, as referred to in my reply to the Deputy on 7 March, in December last, the Taoiseach and I launched the Creative Ireland Programme as the Government’s Legacy Programme arising out of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme and as the main implementation vehicle for the priorities identified in Culture 2025.

The Creative Ireland Programme is a high-level, high-ambition, all-of-Government initiative to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation. It focuses on boosting cultural provision and participation in communities, and harnessing the goodwill and engagement generated by the 2016 commemorative programme.

An enabling budget of €5m has been allocated to the Creative Ireland Programme in 2017 and detailed plans for its implementation are currently being drawn up by my Department in consultation with partners across Government and with other key stakeholders. This includes an ambitious plan to deliver several initiatives by the end of 2017. Further details of these initiatives are available on