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103 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the submissions, if any, he has received for a centre for performing arts (details supplied) to be located in Collins Barracks, Dublin 7; and, if so, his response to such submissions. [8690/97]
The applicants referred to by the Deputy were informed on 6 January 1997 that none of the buildings in the Collins Barracks complex is surplus to the museum's requirements and that, therefore, the proposal could not be accommodated on the site.
Subsequently an application was received by me under Phase II of the cultural development incentives scheme 1994-99 in respect of the project, again proposing Collins Barracks as the location for the development. I have taken decisions as to the allocation, in principle, of grant assistance to a number of the applications received by me under Phase II of the scheme but a final decision has not been made at this stage on the project referred to by the Deputy. I hope to be in position to make a final decision on the project shortly.
