Parliamentary Question for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his proposals for conservation grants on State owned buildings on Mountjoy Square, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Mr Jimmy Deenihan, T.D.)
My Department has a limited allocation to assist with the conservation and presentation of the State’s Heritage portfolio generally, which is channelled through the Office of Public Works. €405,000 was allocated for these purposes in 2012. However, there are no particular plans to grant aid State-owned buildings on Mountjoy Square, Dublin.

My Department also has some limited funding for structures at risk. This year I approved offers of funding to 43 conservation projects in 27 local authority areas to a total value of €500,000 under the Structures at Risk Fund. This included an offer of grant aid of €15,000, allocated via Dublin City Council, for conservation works to 65 and 66 Mountjoy Square, which are privately owned.     Applications for this funding are made by local authorities to my Department.