Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion
Ms Karly Greene:
It is a similar situation in respect of studio spaces. One of the benefits of the Department for Communities is that it is also responsible for housing. We have recently had a project to look at the availability of all public sector land and buildings across Belfast and the wider area to see if anything is available. This is because the affordability of the private sector is becoming unsustainable. It is short term and there are all the same issues that I am sure there are here also. It is a matter of trying continue to evidence this. There are so many business cases and we know this. It is just that there is no capital funding or budget available. We know what the issues are and-----
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