AQW 2203/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 20/09/2011
Answered On Date: 27/09/2011
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what weight she will attach to the responses to the public consultation on the proposed reduction in the opening hours of Greenisland and Whitehead libraries.

Answer:

The Board of Libraries NI has commenced a review of library opening hours, including those of Greenisland and Whitehead libraries.

I would emphasise that nothing has been finalised by the Libraries NI Board at this stage. A consultation has commenced and that will include a conversation with each community about when they would like to see their library opened. I would encourage people to take part in the consultation.

Consideration of the responses made during the public consultation is a matter for the Libraries NI Board.

Decisions will not be made until all the information from the consultation has been collated and presented to the Libraries NI Board. The Board of Libraries NI contains councillors from the DUP, the SDLP, my own party and the UUP.