Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2004
160 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the efforts being made through the Irish Presidency to have arts in education given a focus in either the year 2005 or a year soon after in line with the designation in 2004 of the sport in education topic. [19370/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Irish Presidency in the education sector had a full agenda. It succeeded in making substantial progress on a number of important areas such as lifelong guidance and the Europass framework for transparency of qualifications and competencies. The Netherlands Presidency will discuss the importance and position of education and culture in a Union of 25 member states. Proposal for actions at EU level regarding education in the arts could be considered in this context.
