asked the Minister for Finance the amount of finance each of the ten counties in the Trim district have been allocated out of the £370,000 provided to the Office of Public Works at Trim, County Meath, for 1986 under repairs and maintenance; to national monuments; the relevant figures under this heading in 1985; and the amount of finance allocated for each national monument in County Meath for 1985 and 1986.
Written Answers. - County Meath National Monuments.
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As indicated in my reply to Question No. 36 taken on 17 April 1986 it is not practicable to forecast expenditure on routine maintenance works on a county basis. Neither does the manner in which records are kept permit of the allocation of expenditure on routine maintenance on a county basis.
There was no major conservation work carried out on a national monument in County Meath in 1985. Some urgent repairs were carried out at St. John's Castle, Trim, in 1985 at a cost of £7,600 approximately. Urgent repair works are being carried out at present at Athlumney Castle at an estimated cost of £6,000.