Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

To clarify, all legal documentation must be submitted with a grant application, and that has been done. However, several of these projects are taking some time to process and that is being done by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. From the Department's point of view, all the legal requirements are in place. I understand the trustees of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann have signed a statutory declaration under the 1938 Act agreeing to the registration of lease on the subject properties. Clearly, if any of the properties were sold in the meantime, the full grant would be taken back by the Department.

The organisation consists of trustees but I am not in a position to supply any names now.

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