Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the review of the guidelines for the per cent for art scheme has been completed; when he expects to publish the new guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24523/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by my Department, was reconvened in September 2007 to review the working and implementation of the Per Cent for Art Guidelines. To date the group, which is representative of a wide range of Government Departments and agencies with construction budgets, has met on three occasions and significant progress has been made. The Group will continue to meet on a quarterly basis to progress the review. The group is also examining ways in which information on public art could be made more easily accessible to the public and their plans on this are at an advanced stage and will include a public art website, the design of which has recently been put to tender. When I have considered the recommendations of the Group, a date will be set for publishing the revised guidelines.