Dáil debates
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Priority Questions
Cultural Property Inventory
3:25 pm
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The Deputy is well aware that I have responsibility in this Department and it is my job to make these decisions. Over the past nine months I have been working with the National Library of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland to ensure the purchase of significant items from the Yeats family collection. Those items are of research and exhibition value.
The items acquired were identified by both institutions, which are expert in this field. I worked with them. They identified the items they wanted to purchase and we were able to provide funding directly and via the tax incentive. This is a wonderful day given that we were able to acquire this.
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