Arts Promotion

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 July 2016

Thursday, 7 July 2016

Ceisteanna (33)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

33. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to request information from the chief executive of each local authority on whether it currently employs an arts officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19899/16]

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Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

The Arts Council provides support to local authorities directly for arts programmes and in this regard details of all local authority arts officers are available on the Arts Council website at www.artscouncil.ie/Arts-in-Ireland/Local-Arts/Links/.