Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Oireachtas adopted the preservation order. The Members of the Oireachtas are therefore the guardians of the national monument and, as such, are entitled to know the details of the planned purchase, the price of the purchase, how it was valued and by whom, etc. When will the details of the proposed purchase of the 1916 national monument be made available for consideration by Members of the Oireachtas? Will there now be a survey of the national monument buildings and their newly discovered 18th century cellars by suitably qualified staff and experts, and in a way that the 1916 national monument be made presentable for the centenary celebrations? Can the Minister explain what will happen to the €5 million of NAMA funding set aside for its restoration?

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