Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 January 2015
224. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposal to provide a new library in Virginia, County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; the estimated costs; when this project is likely to proceed to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/15]
View answerThe provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority. It is a matter for each library authority, as a reserved function, to prepare a library development plan and the most recent such plan for County Cavan makes provision for the submission of a revised application to my Department for funding for a full-time library for Virginia, subject to significant improvement in the Council’s funding and staffing situation. No such application has been received.
