Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In terms of what we have acquired in the most recent sale of Yeats material, I consulted and have worked for the past nine months with the two relevant cultural institutions, namely, the National Library of Ireland and National Museum of Ireland. They identified the items they believed would add to their Yeats collections and my Department has been able to support them through direct funding and tax credits. As I stated, €4 million has been spent on material associated with Yeats in the past two years, which is a wonderful addition to the existing collection.

As Deputy Burton is aware, resources are limited. There are many different facets to my Department and we must try to spread things around as best we can. In this case, the Yeats collection has been added to greatly.

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