Library Projects

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2013

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Questions (369)

Tom Fleming

Question:

369. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make funding available to Kerry County Council towards the cost of providing a properly controlled archive facility at Caherciveen library, County Kerry, so that important records such as the original Daniel O’Connell political cartoons may be preserved in their rightful home on a permanent basis, as intended by the benefactor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42110/13]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

My Department recognises the valuable local resource that archives represent and the importance of their proper management. Under section 80 of the Local Government Act 2001, it is a matter for local authorities, in the first instance, to ensure that the appropriate arrangements are in place for the proper management, custody, care and conservation of local records and archives. There is no funding available in my Department for Local Authority Archive Services.