60 Mr. O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the arrangements and resources which are being made available when Dublin takes over as European City of Culture.

I have given the mandate to the Dublin Promotions Organisation Limited to plan and organise an appropriate cultural programme in Dublin for 1991. The Government have already allocated a sum of £250,000 for immediate start up costs and it is intended that further funding will be available for 1991 in the light of the programme to be formulated. Already, a number of publicly funded projects are being envisaged and the Dublin Promotions Organisation Limited have launched a sponsorship programme with leading commercial and industrial companies to which the response has been encouraging.