asked the Minister for Communications if the Government would be willing to make a contribution to the Irish merchant seamen memorial which is proposed for the quays in Dublin; and the support which his Department may be considering for this project.
Written Answers. - Irish Merchant Seamen Memorial.
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I am delighted to be able to tell the Deputy that, subject to an overall maximum payment of £14,500, the Exchequer will provide one pound for each pound raised from private sources by the Irish Merchant Seamen's Memorial Committee towards the cost of erecting a memorial to the seamen who lost their lives on Irish ships during World War II. The necessary provision will be included in my Department's Vote for 1986.