Vol. 473 No. 4
219 Mr. Lawlor asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the reason no action was taken by him or the Heritage Council to forestall the demolition of the country's first peat-fired ESB station at Portarlington pending a full review of the possibilities for preservation of the building in whole or in part. [1581/97]
I understand that as soon as the question of demolishing the peat-fired ESB station at Portarlington was brought to its attention, the Heritage Council raised the matter with the ESB, seeking further information in accordance with section 10 of the Heritage Act, 1995. The Heritage Council is awaiting a response from the ESB to its request for further information.
