Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Our libraries do a great deal of work and much of it is unheralded. People think of books and so on but it is often the place where people who do not have access to printers have their forms printed out. People have access to e-books and audio books, which is crucial thing. They are unsung heroes of the public service in many ways.

There are a number of locations across the State where there is a large and growing population, especially a growing young population, where there is a complete lack of provision. One of those places is in my constituency, in the south east of the city in the Mahon-Blackrock area. That ward does not have a library at the moment. Large parts of it have a young population. The current proposal also includes a youth centre. It is a long-standing demand. A site has been identified but there is a concern that if a request is put in for €10 million, €12 million or something in that region, there will not be adequate capital funding once all the smaller projects come out.

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