Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)

I agree with the Senator. I have met with the National Museum a couple times in the recent past. There is acceptance that there is a need for a permanent solution for the storage of its materials. There are artifacts of national, international and global significance. It needs a space in which it can work. It is engaged with the OPW. It will form part of the national development plan going forward. My predecessor did much work to make sure there was sufficient capital headroom for the national cultural institutions. This is one of the issues that has to be grasped. We will work the museum and the Office of Public Works to see how we can arrive at a permanent solution.