Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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491. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the status of a proposal for a women's museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66267/25]

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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492. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he has reviewed the Collins Report on a women's museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66268/25]

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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493. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for the establishment of a women's museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66269/25]

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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494. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will commit to establishing a women's museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66270/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 491, 492, 493 and 494 together.

I was very pleased to have received the Report of the Advisory Committee on Women's Stories last month.

By way of background, this Advisory Committee was established in March 2024 to make recommendations that will advance and enrich the representation of women and women’s stories, in all their diversity, in the National Cultural Institutions and the national collections. The Advisory Committee was also asked to consider a range of options for the creation of a dedicated presentation of women’s stories, including a permanent women’s museum.

Over the past 18 months, the Advisory Committee on Women's Stories, chaired by Dr Sandra Collins, completed a substantial work programme, underpinned by a wealth of research, consultation and information-gathering, to develop their recommendations. The Advisory Committee adopted an inclusive approach throughout this process, grounded in gender equality principles and the provisions of the Equality Acts in Ireland. Further information about the work and membership of the Advisory Committee on Women’s Stories, including minutes of Advisory Committee meetings, is published on my Department's website and can be found here - www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/publications/advisory-committee-on-womens-stories/

The Advisory Committee's report comprises a number of specific recommendations, which the Advisory Committee intends to be helpful across multiple cultural disciplines, art forms, and collections - nationally, regionally and within local communities. It also examines the development of a permanent, women's museum. The report is a very substantial and important piece of work and I am giving all of the Advisory Committee's recommendations my full consideration. I intend to bring the report to my colleagues in Government shortly, and, with their approval, to publish the report thereafter.