Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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99. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the engagement between his Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta on the upgrade of Pearse's Cottage, Rosmuc, particularly in the context of the centenary commemorations. [48573/13]

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, under the Capital Stimulus Package announced in the Budget, funding of €6m was provided for 2014 in respect of the 1916 Commemorations Programme. A number of projects come under the scope of this programme, including the GPO, the Military Archives and Pearse's Cottage in Ros Muc. While no specific amount has been allocated at this juncture from the €6m to any of these projects, I understand that it is intended to address that issue in the context of the forthcoming publication of the Revised Estimates Volume.

Further consideration will have to be given, in consultation with the various key stakeholders, to the appropriate steps to be taken to advance the project at Pearse's Cottage, taking into account the overall resources that will be available under the 1916 Commemorations Programme. In this context, my Department recently held an initial meeting with the various stakeholders, including the OPW, Galway County Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Bord Fáilte, to progress the matter.

The Deputy can be assured that officials from my Department are in regular contact with Údarás na Gaeltachta in relation to this matter.