Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Basically, the Minister is saying that a business case to allow the Arts Council to purchase or lease another building has not come before her or before the Department in the appropriate format. The council will not be fully compliant until a decision is made. The Minister might decide in the future that the business case and the proposal are not fully compliant. I ask her to look at the protected disclosure when she is considering this matter. She should ask the Arts Council to make a full case that deals with the fact that it is in negotiations with the existing landlord on a further extension to the leasehold on No. 69 at the same time as it is negotiating the purchase of a new building. As part of the negotiations with the landlord, consideration is being given to major alterations to the building to make it fully accessible. That would be a much cheaper option for now and into the future. Given the state of the finances, it would be better to spend money on the arts than on buying a building to house the Arts Council.

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