Written answers

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Library Projects

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan; the stage this project is at; the estimated time line for the tendering process; the estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7696/16]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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The provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is generally a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority.

Notwithstanding this, my Department recently announced a new €22m Libraries Capital Investment Programme for the period 2016 - 2021 to support the development of priority projects submitted by local authorities. In this regard, the programme includes a priority proposal submitted by Cavan County Council in respect of Virginia library.

As the new library at Ballyjamesduff was not submitted as a priority by Cavan County Council, it could not be considered for funding as part of the capital programme.

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Virginia, County Cavan; the stage this project is at; the estimated time line for the tendering process; the estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7697/16]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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The development of Virginia Library will be supported by my Department under the new Libraries Capital Investment Programme 2016-2021. In this regard, my Department will provide a contribution of €850,000 towards the overall cost of the proposed development, which is estimated at €3.5m. The matching funding will be provided by Cavan County Council, which has responsibility generally for the provision of premises and facilities in the public library service in its capacity as a library authority.

Projects will be funded on a phased basis over the lifetime of the capital programme. Accordingly, while the development of Virginia library may proceed at any time at the discretion of Cavan County Council, Department funding for the proposal will be available for drawdown from 2021. The project will also be subject to a four-stage approval process, which has not commenced yet and which will be dictated largely by Cavan County Council’s readiness to proceed through the various stages.

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