Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 January 2014
449. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for commemorating the men and women of 1916 whose involvement was not of a scale consistent with the award of medals but whose service has not been adequately acknowledged to date. [3891/14]
View answerIt is the intention that the National Commemorative Programme for the Easter Rising will be comprehensive, authentic and inclusive. The arrangements for Easter 2016 will acknowledge all aspects of the Rising, commemorating those involved in the planning and fighting, as well as all the others whose lives were affected. I hope the many of the less familiar aspects will be brought forward to contribute towards a complete narrative of that time. I welcome initiatives at community and local level that will ensure the roles and lives of all in this moment of history can be acknowledged.
