§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current annual cost and staff of the Library of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and what functions it performs.
§ Mr. MasonThe estimated cost of the Library of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the current financial year is £18,500. The staff of the Library consist of the librarian, assistant librarian and one paperkeeper. Since the dissolution of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, the Library has been made available to all Northern Ireland 547W Government Departments as a central reference library.