Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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640. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46185/15]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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641. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Virginia in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46186/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 and 641 together.

Under Section 78 of the Local Government Act 2001, the provision of premises and facilities for the public library service is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority.

A draft Libraries Capital Investment Programme is currently being developed by my Department for investment in library infrastructure over the period 2016-2021. The proposed library at Virginia has been identified by Cavan County Council as a priority investment and, accordingly, will be considered in that context. However, Cavan County Council has not identified a new library in Ballyjamesduff as a priority.