Minister for the Arts Heather Humphreys has defended her Department’s work in assisting artists as much as possible. She told the Dáil the impact of the economic crisis also hit hard on the budgets in her department and “reflected the burden shouldered by people throughout the country”.
Heather Humphreys defends Department’s work assisting artists
Irish Times,
08 December 2015, Ireland
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