Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Malicious Damage to Monuments. – Dáil Éireann (16th Dáil) – Tuesday, 6 Jun 1961

Mr. Ryan

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each of the past ten years the estimated cost of malicious damage caused to public monuments under the control of his Department, and the monuments concerned.

Mr. J. Brennan

The information sought by the Deputy is as follows:

1952-3:	Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park
	Hand and Sword broken off plaque. Replaced at a cost of £5. The same hand and sword were stolen three months later and were not recovered.
1953-4:	Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park
	Part of Lightning Conductor and portion of bronze moulding removed. Estimated cost of replacement, £130 approximately.
1954-5:	Eglinton Statue, St. Stephen's Green
	Defaced with paint. Cleaned at cost of £17.
1955-6:	Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park
	Part of Lightning Conductor removed. Repairs cost £9 10s.
1956-7:	War Memorial, Islandbridge
	Base of memorial cross damaged by explosion. Repaired at a cost of £30.
1957-8:	Gough Statue, Phoenix Park
	Horse and rider blown from pedestal. Not replace d. Estimate of cost of repair not made.
1958-9:	Carlisle Statue, Phoenix Park Eglinton Statue, St. Stephen's Green
	Both statues were destroyed by explosion. Not replaced. Estimates of cost of replacement not made.
	War Memorial, Islandbridge
	Base of Memorial cross damaged by explosion. Repaired at a cost of £5.
	Phoenix Monument, Phoenix Park
	Defaced with paint. Cleaned at cost of £9 10s.
1959-60:	Kettle Memorial, St. Stephen's Green
	Bust removed from pedestal. Repaired at cost of £10.
	Wellington Memorial, Phoenix Park
	Defaced with paint. Cleaned at negligible cost.
1961-2:	Mangan, Kettle and Markievicz, St. Stephen's Green
	Defaced with distemper. Cleaned at negligible cost.

Mr. Sherwin

Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that a large part of the bronze moulding is now missing from the Wellington Monument? Can he give the House any information about it?