Culture Policy
Dail Éireann — 2022-06-21
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Marc Ó Cathasaigh (GP), Waterford

I understand there is only one measurable indicator in the cultural expression dimension. I want to give the Minister the Welsh context as a counterpoint because I believe there is scope for this to be improved and strengthened within our well-being framework.
Some of its measurable indicators are the percentage of people who agree they belong to an area; the percentage of people who volunteer; the percentage of people attending or participating in arts, culture or heritage activities at least three times a year; the percentage of people who speak Welsh daily and can speak more than just a few words of Welsh; the number of people who can speak Welsh; the percentage of people participating in sporting activities three or more times a week; the percentage of museums and archives holding archival heritage collections meeting UK accreditation standards; and the percentage of designated historical environment assets that are in stable or improved conditions. If we built these into our well-being framework, it would give the Minister's Department a very powerful set of levers to achieve progress in artistic and cultural dimensions across society.

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Sitting date: 2022-06-21