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AQW 5873/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the redevelopment of Newtownards library.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 8 February 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
8 February 2024
Answer due by
23 February 2024
Answered
15 February 20247 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

Libraries NI continues to work in partnership with Ards and North Down Borough Council to progress plans for a replacement library facility in Newtownards. A business case supporting the proposed redevelopment of the library on its present site is currently being considered by my Department. I am informed that, in parallel, Ards and North Down Borough Council will develop their own proposals for the development of the remainder of the shared site. Any decision to proceed with a new library facility will be dependent on prioritising of capital investment in a very tight budgetary situation.

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