Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 29 March 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

9:00 am

Ms Katherine Licken:

Yes, except we did not spend it. Obviously, we have not spent it.

With regard to Moore Street, I might go through the history if the members would like me to do that, although it might take too long. The buildings, Nos. 14 to 17, are owned by the Department. They have been declared as a national monument. We are still technically within the period of appeal in the Court of Appeal so, in fairness, I cannot really comment on costs at this point but I know that Hammerson, which is the developer for the rest of the site that comprises Moore Street to O'Connell Street, is meeting today the advisory committee the Minister established to go through its plans for the entire area. Once we are out of the appeal period in the court case, we then have to look at our plans for the buildings, Nos. 14 to 17.

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