Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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306. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is in receipt of a request for funding from a local authority (details supplied). [30509/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department funds a Libraries Capital Programme of some €29m which will support 18 library projects and the My Open Library initiative over the period 2016 to end-2022. My officials have had some initial discussions with Cork City Council regarding a potential new library for Blackrock-Mahon, but to date, no request for funding has been received.

The Libraries Capital Programme is currently fully committed. Should Cork City Council submit a proposal, it will be progressed through the Department’s Four Stage Capital Management process and will be considered for support should additional capital funding become available. Alternatively, Cork City Council may wish to consider submitting a proposal under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, which is administered by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.