Library Projects.

Tuesday, 6 April 2004

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Bernard Allen

Question:

376 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding has been made available to Cork City Council for the development of a new library at Bishopstown, Cork, which is to be located at the Wilton Shopping Centre. [10597/04]

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Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

Approval in principle first issued in October 1992 for a branch library in Bishopstown but that proposal did not proceed. A revised request for approval in principle was received from Cork City Council in November 2003 for a branch library at Bishopstown; this involved a new site in the Wilton Shopping Centre as the local authority consider that the original site is no longer suitable. This proposal is currently being examined in my Department. The allocation of funding does not arise at this stage of the planning of the project.