Ms Rose McHugh:

It is overdue. We are the only cultural institution of the visual arts outside Dublin and maybe, partly because of that, we are a bit neglected. We are well overdue a capital injection. When I see what is spent on some of the others, what is required to bring it up to the standard of a national cultural institution is not huge. I do not think we will be looking for a huge amount. Being the only national cultural institution outside Dublin, it is important it is not neglected and is brought up to standard. If I was to be honest, we are not best in class at present. It is a beautiful building and I love it, but it could be improved.

In response to Senator Warfield's question on accessibility, one of the galleries is not accessible.