Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

The National Concert Hall is currently working at full capacity. It is likely that UCD will be moving out of the Earlsfort Terrace site at the end of 2006, so surely it is now time for the advance planning to commence on a blueprint for a new concert hall facility. The planning mechanism should be put in place immediately. A symphony hall with capacity for 2,000 places should be provided, while leaving the existing concert hall in situ. Does the Minister agree that the project is urgent and cannot wait until UCD eventually decides to move out?

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