Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of a new facility at a town (details supplied) in County Cork. [5152/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In February 2000, Cork County Council submitted an application for approval in principle for a branch library in Youghal. However, as this proposal did not form part of the already determined 1999-2002 public library capital expenditure programme, it could not be considered for funding. Given the rating afforded to the project in the council's submission of September 2001, it was not included in the 2002-04 public library capital expenditure programme.

In January 2004, local authorities were asked to review their capital programmes for library development and to submit a prioritised list of proposals which they wished to have considered by my Department in its current review of the programme. In its submission, Cork County Council has listed Youghal as fifth in order of priority. Details of the projects to be included for funding in an expenditure programme for 2005-07 will be announced shortly.