Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)

The board of Culture Ireland is up for critical review, as are the other agencies. I agree with Deputy Robert Troy about the galleries' submission; the three galleries came together in a positive way to present a good proposal which will be seriously considered and reviewed. I expect to receive the proposals in two weeks and will then go to the Cabinet. People will not be left to linger for a long time. I expect to have the decisions made as soon as possible. My officials considered the Canadian example, in which $16 million was required for an amalgamation. There are other examples also in which it was quite expensive. These are all considerations.

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