Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 1 December 2016
Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised)
3:00 pm
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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The Department can curtail the sale of an item outside of the EU. Such a measure would reduce the value of the item because people from the United State and other jurisdictions would be unable to join the auction. A licence would make it more feasible for the State to purchase the letter.