Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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309. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the commitment of additional funding made in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Cork remains; if her Department has engaged with Cork City Council on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31328/17]

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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312. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received costings regarding a project (details supplied) from a local authority. [30854/17]

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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314. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received costings for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30976/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 309, 312 and 314 together.

The Cork Event 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.

My Department recently received further correspondence from Cork City Council indicating that the overall project costs has risen from €65m up to between €67m and €73m. However, the Council and contractor have not yet finalised the full cost due to design changes required to provide full multi-functionality for the centre. My Department is continuing to liaise with Cork City Council who have been asked to provide additional information on the cost increases. Once furnished my Department will consider the matter further.