Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs places a lot of value and importance on our ownership of Villa Spada. I am proud that such an historic building is home to our Embassy to Italy and of course our Embassy to the Holy See before then. Villa Spada provides an excellent venue for the range of promotional events that the Ambassador of Ireland to Italy hosts to showcase the strong cultural and historical connections between Ireland and Italy. The Government is not considering repurposing the Villa Spada at the present time.