asked the Taoiseach the use to which the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, will be put.

The Government have recently decided that the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, should be generally accessible to the public and developed, with its grounds, as a major centre for culture and the arts. The north wing will be retained as an exhibit in its own right and for temporary exhibitions. It will also be used by the State for some of its protocol functions. It is intended that the bulk of the accommodation in the east, south and west wings will be allocated to the National Museum to be used as a display area for material from the National Museum's collections. Any residual space may, at the discretion of the Taoiseach, be reserved for national cultural organisations considered to warrant State aid, or for the administrative staff of self-contained Government agencies or commissions.