Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply and welcome his support for the proposed library. It is important that, from today, Cork City Council expedite its plans for the provision of a local library in the Blackrock and Mahon area. To be fair to the Minister, he outlined a number of sites that are suitable for the provision of a library service in the area. I call on Cork City Council to submit a funding proposal to the Department to proceed with the provision of a library in Mahon as a priority. I thank the Minister for the ongoing work in the Mahon area. This is a significant issue. There is a deficit in the area. Cork City Council now has an obligation to expedite the provision of this library.