Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
299. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the options available to the board of directors of a building (details supplied) that has been closed for three years and has been refused a grant under the rural regeneration and development fund as part of efforts to reopen. [18358/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has been in discussions on a number of occasions in recent times with the college authority in question in relation to its plans to upgrade the property which is recognised as one of seven residential summer colleges for the purposes of funding under the Department's Scéim na bhFoghlaoimeoirí Gaeilge.
I understand that on foot of these discussions the college authority was considering submitting a business plan and formal application for capital funding under the Department's Community and Language Supports Programme. I also understand that the college authority was in communication with a number of other potential funding sources.
While my Department has not received a funding application to date, on foot of those recent discussions with the college authority, the Deputy may be assured that any such application for assistance under the aformementioned programme - encompassing a business plan which aligns with the requirements set out in the Public Spending Code - will receive careful consideration in the context of competing priorities and available resources.
The Deputy may also be assured that my officials remain available to the college authority in order to offer further guidance and advice in the matter, should such be required.
