Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2005
167 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Finance, further to Question No. 374 of 18 October 2005, if the Office of Public Works will make available on loan an art work or sculpture to a community development centre (details supplied) in County Cavan. [30913/05]
View answerArt works purchased and commissioned by the Office of Public Works, OPW, are acquired for specific building projects or historic properties. This means all art works are acquired by the OPW art management office with a destination already identified.
At present, there is a small number of art works in the OPW store available for loan to Departments. These Departments are not in a position to avail of the percent for art scheme as no construction project is under way in their buildings. The art works are mainly original prints and small-scale paintings that were returned to the art management office for repair or reframing. When the restoration work is complete, they are re-circulated. There is a huge demand for the loan of art works in Government office spaces throughout Ireland and, unfortunately, at present there are not art works available to place on loan with the Cavan Centre,Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan.
