Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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1745. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for a long-awaited library project (details supplied). [46868/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The provision of library services, including the provision of library buildings, is primarily a matter for local authorities, in their capacity as library authorities, under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the delivery of library services in Mahon Blackrock is primarily a matter for Cork City Council.

In April 2023, my Department invited proposals for funding under a new Libraries Capital Programme. I am advised that no proposal in relation to Mahon Blackrock Library was received from Cork City Council.

In April of this year, I announced the new Libraries Capital Programme for the period 2023-2027, which will invest €22.6m in 11 state-of-the-art infrastructure projects and a further €2.6m in 12 next generation mobile library vehicles. As the Libraries Capital Programme is now fully committed, there is no scope to allocate funding to additional projects.