Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No decision has been made to amalgamate the National Archives with any other body. The National Library of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland will introduce a similar governance structure as that in place for the National Archives which has a statutorily independent director and an advisory council that serves pro bono and which has been successful in raising money from private sources to fund its work. This model has been adopted by the National Museum of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland, each of which will have a statutorily independent director. The Minister has committed to updating the legislation to strengthen the position of director at each institution. There will also be a National Museum of Ireland and National Library of Ireland council comprising nine members who will serve pro bono. The council will be tasked with fulfilling an outward facing and philanthropic role. The two institutions will be expected to work closely together in the sharing of common services. This is also expected of the three galleries which already work closely together in areas such as marketing, procurement, security and retail services.

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