Minister sends Bill to NLI Board

The following is the text of the letter received by Senator Brendan Ryan from John O'Donoghue, TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, dated 18 January 2007

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I refer to the debate on your Private Members Bill on Genealogy and Heraldry before Christmas in Seanad Éireann. I am pleased to tell you that I have sent the text of the Bill to Gerard Danaher, Senior Counsel, Chair of the Board of the National Library of Ireland. I have formally requested the Board to consider all the matters raised in your draft legislation and to revert to me. I will be in touch with you when I have had a response from the National Library.

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