Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 April 2016
477. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Virginia, County Cavan; the stage this project is at; the estimated timeline for the tendering process; the estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7697/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe development of Virginia Library will be supported by my Department under the new Libraries Capital Investment Programme 2016-2021. In this regard, my Department will provide a contribution of €850,000 towards the overall cost of the proposed development, which is estimated at €3.5m. The matching funding will be provided by Cavan County Council, which has responsibility generally for the provision of premises and facilities in the public library service in its capacity as a library authority.
Projects will be funded on a phased basis over the lifetime of the capital programme. Accordingly, while the development of Virginia library may proceed at any time at the discretion of Cavan County Council, Department funding for the proposal will be available for drawdown from 2021. The project will also be subject to a four-stage approval process, which has not commenced yet and which will be dictated largely by Cavan County Council’s readiness to proceed through the various stages.
