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131 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the number of submissions she has received on the document, Towards a New Framework for the Arts; when she will conclude her consideration of these submissions; when she will bring forward an Arts Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25580/00]
329 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the number of submissions she has received on the document, "Towards a New Framework for the Arts"; when she will have her consideration of these submissions concluded; when she will produce an Arts Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25566/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 329 together.
I have received 225 submissions in response to the discussion document, Towards a New Framework for the Arts, which I published and circulated to as part of the review of arts legislation which I am currently carrying out.
An examination is being carried out on the submissions received to determine and record the issues raised and to analyse the overall trends in the submissions. I hope to have this phase of the evaluation process concluded by the end of this year and its outcome will establish the need, if any, for more focused consultation with the sector. These consultations will inform the development of a new legislative framework for the arts which I intend to introduce by way of an Arts Bill in 2001.
