Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be provided for a project (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36350/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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In 2008, local authorities were asked to provide details of their priority projects for library development within their areas. In its response, Monaghan County Council identified Carrickmacross branch library as its main priority. In July 2011, following detailed consideration of the high number of applications on the priority lists submitted by all local authorities, a new capital programme for public libraries amounting to €6.3 million in 2011, was announced. Unfortunately, in view of the overriding need to ensure deliverability of selected projects and in order to make optimum use of the limited capital funds available, it was not possible to allocate funds to Monaghan County Council for the Carrickmacross branch library project.