Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 1991

Vol. 404 No. 4

Written Answers. - Mourne Abbey (County Cork) National Monument.

Paul Bradford

Question:

145 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Finance if officials of the Office of Public Works will, as requested, meet with a deputation from the Cork County Council National Monuments Advisory Committee in order to discuss the possibility of taking over and developing the Abbey, Mourne Abbey, County Cork.

Minister for Finance (Mr. A. Reynolds)

Mourne Abbey is a national monument protected by a preservation order made in 1939 but which is not in State care.

A meeting can be arranged if the Cork County Council National Monuments Advisory Committee contact the Office of Public Works.