Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion

2:25 pm

Mr. John Greer:

We can go into detail of the projects. These projects are set aside to be iconic in nature and sited in contested spaces - whether that space is contested for historical reasons or became contested because of changes in demographics within those geographies. These iconic capital buildings are really just houses for the services that go on inside. This is very focused on peace and reconciliation activities. We look at where they are to be sited and the nature of the building. However, we look more robustly and intensely at what will happen in these buildings in the following five or six years. They really change people's attitudes within those buildings and what types of attitudes currently exist that we want to change. It is an exciting area. We expect the steering committee to make decisions by August.

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