Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 November 2015

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

10:30 am

Photo of Fiach MacConghailFiach MacConghail (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That was also one of my points. Also, with regard to subsection (4) which reads, "Where an individual gift in any one calendar year exceeds the value 5 per cent of the annual turnover of the NCH, the gift shall be subject to the approval of the Minister", I want to know the thinking behind the requirement to seek approval. I imagine that the National Concert Hall, like any national cultural institution, is trying to raise money and fund-raise. It might do an amazing digital broadcasting deal with a corporate entity. Why, if it is a commercial venture-----

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