Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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39. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the conference centre in Cork; the value of the shortfall; if the State is obliged to meet the funding shortfall; if the Government will meet the funding shortfall; if so, the source of the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10591/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Cork Events Centre is a project being developed and managed by Cork City Council.  My Department allocated €12 million to the City Council towards the cost of the Centre.  This allocation is subject to a Service Level Agreement with the City Council to ensure compliance with all relevant requirements in relation to major capital projects.

Last month, my Department received a report from Cork City Council that the developer has now informed the Council that the overall project costs have risen to €65 millionwhich is an increase of approximately €12 million.

The Department has not been informed of any details of the costing other than the headline figure. Nor has my Department received a request from the Cork City Council, as project promoter, for any additional funding over and above the €12 million already committed. I will consider the issue further should my Department receive any such request.