Museum Projects

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Questions (482)

Dara Calleary

Question:

482. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will explain the rationale behind the decision to close the shops at Ireland's national museums (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views on the impact that this decision will have on jobs; if he will acknowledge that this decision will have an adverse knock-on effect to the economies locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27886/13]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Since the National Museum of Ireland became an autonomous statutory body under the provisions of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997, the Board of the Museum is statutorily responsible for all operational matters and I, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, do not have a statutory function in respect of such matters.