Seanad debates

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

10:30 am

Photo of Sean BarrettSean Barrett (Independent)

I wish to raise the issue of the Fry Model Railway Museum, which previously had been located in Malahide Castle. It was a tourist attraction and during my time as a board member of Bord Fáilte, we voted some money for it. It has been shut down and the plan is to move it to Busáras. I seek clarification from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar. The exhibit was a bequest to the State and was funded on that basis by Bord Fáilte. People are strongly of the view that it should remain at its former location at Malahide Castle. It is part of a tourism complex encompassing Malahide Castle, Newbridge House and Ardgillan Castle. There must be greater respect for such donations than allowing them to be moved around at the behest of people within the bureaucracy.

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