Ms Sheila Pratschke:

I am very raw on this but I think it would be Arts Council policy to support the idea of a cultural centre in the Bank of Ireland building in College Green, if that proves possible subject to planning. We would work with the stakeholders to develop plans. The Chairman is right that there is very little time left and we should learn the lesson from Limerick of what a short lead-in time does to a project such as this. We need to tackle it very quickly if we are to get good ideas and the best results in two years' time.