, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
And there's a very clear link there with the Urdd and the message of peace and goodwill.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you very much. Clearly, a great deal of our discussion has focused on the relationships between Wales and the Republic of Ireland. Some of the projects that you're talking about, and the way of working, are all-Ireland schemes, in terms of the language…
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Great. Thank you.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Certainly, the Counsel General emphasised that the benefit for young people from Ireland was hearing the Welsh language as a natural language of use, which may be rarer in many parts of Ireland.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Yes, forgive me. Just in terms of the Urdd plans, we've talked about the funding that comes from the Welsh Government to support this. Does similar funding come from the Irish Government to support that work?
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Do you see possible advantages in terms of opportunities to develop things that would sell Wales internationally? Because, obviously, museums can share collections across the world. Do you think there's an opportunity in terms of raising income as well?
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
I just wanted to ask briefly—sorry, Alun—about the Welsh office in Ireland. You've emphasised the importance of that office being located there. Is there anything that you want to say in terms of the resource? Do you think that we allocate sufficient…
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you. Anything to add?
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Yes. Because, clearly, in terms of Amgueddfa Cymru, you're a research institution as well—INTERREG funding has facilitated projects in the past. Is that a risk now, in terms of research and the connection with universities?
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you very much. Just one last question from me, then: you've referred to the B word—Brexit—and, obviously, have outlined some of the challenges. Is there anything further in terms of some of the opportunities you see, too—we know that funding is a…
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you. Mali.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
May I just follow up on that, perhaps? From what you were listing, a number of the action points, from the museum's perspective specifically, between organisation and organisation and staff and staff is more than with the public, perhaps. You mentioned about…
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you. If I could just pick up on that point on resource, because I think it is an exceptionally important point. Because it obviously costs money to develop the partnerships. You stated in your written evidence to us that work was funded to enable the…
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you. Eluned.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you. Nia.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies
Thank you, Chair, and good morning, everyone. I've already declared an interest at the beginning of the meeting that I have been involved in a number of the issues that we'll be referring to this morning. But it would be useful for our inquiry if you could…
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with higher education and business representatives
Okay. Diolch.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with higher education and business representatives
I just wanted to pick up, perhaps, on the point in term of research and innovation and opportunities. I think some of the projects that have been emphasised and some of the discussions with Welsh Government and the Irish Government are around energy, but do…
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with higher education and business representatives
Thank you.
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Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with higher education and business representatives
Thank you. If I may, Oliver, I saw you agreeing in terms of the funding there and clarity. Perhaps you'd want to expand in terms of your sector.
