Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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43. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views of the impact of cutbacks to the National Irish Visual Arts Library; and his further plans to ensure that there is an independent policy or advisory committee established for this library. [38504/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to my previous responses in relation to this matter. The position remains as outlined then. NIVAL receives annual funding from the National College of Art and Design and the Arts Council. Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council is statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations and neither I nor my Department has a role to play in its executive or funding decisions. Nor do I have a statutory role in relation to the funding of the National College of Art and Design.