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Ulster Museum

Part of Culture, Arts and Leisure – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 3:15 pm on 20 October 2009.

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Photo of Trevor Clarke Trevor Clarke DUP 3:15, 20 October 2009

Will the Minister tell us how the timescale and budget of the project to refurbish the Ulster Museum compares with similar projects in the rest of the UK?

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