§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if an inquiry has been requested by the director of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum into the administration of the museum's affairs.
§ Mr. Carter, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 22 February 1979], gave the following information:
The museum has grown rapidly in recent years; the number of staff has trebled since 1974, and the museum's current budget has increased from £238,000 in 1974–75 to 719,000 for 1978–79.
Because of this welcome growth in the services which the museum is able to provide for the public, the Director has asked the Department of Education for Northern Ireland to carry out a general review of the museum's administrative section. Reviews are undertaken by the Department from time to time, on request, for other similar public sector institutions funded by the Department.