Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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556. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received a request for additional funding for a project (details supplied) in County Cork in addition to the €12 million committed to by the Government; the process to assess such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52983/17]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is being developed and managed by Cork City Council and the Council is responsible for the delivery of the project.

My Department has allocated €12 million towards the cost of the project. 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.

On 27 September 2017, Cork City Council made an application to my Department for a further grant of €10 million to assist in the development of the project. There are complex legal, state aid and match funding issues to be considered in relation to this application and the Department is engaging with the City Council in relation to these.