Bernard J. Durkan
Question:34 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the number of heritage projects run by the private and public sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6409/00]
Written Answers. - Natural Heritage Areas.
I assume that the projects referred to in the question are sites with a guide information service which are open to the public.
At present 67 such sites are operated by the heritage service of my Department. I propose to circulate a list of these sites in the Official Report in the form of a tabular statement.
I am not aware of the precise number of such sites operated by the private sector. I understand, however, that recent studies by Bord Fáilte have shown that there are at least 250.
Sites with a guide information service
Altamont Gardens, County Carlow; Ardfert Cathedral, Ardfert, County Kerry; Athenry Castle, Athenry Town, County Galway; Aughnanure Castle, Oughterard, County Galway; Ballyhack Castle, Ballyhack, County Wexford; Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill, County Cork; Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir, Dún Chaoin, Trá Lí, County Chiarraí; Boyle Abbey, Boyle Town, County Roscommon; Brú Na Bóinne Visitor Centre, Donore, County Meath; Cahir Castle, Cahir, County Tipperary; Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, Sligo, County Sligo; Casino Marino, off the Malahide Road, Marino, Dublin 3; Castletown, Celbridge, County Kildare; Céide Fields Visitor Centre, Ballycastle, County Mayo; Charles Fort, Summer Cove, Kinsale, County Cork; Clonmacnoise Visitor Centre, Shannonbridge, County Offaly; Connemara National Park, Letterfrack, County Galway; Coole Visitor Centre, Gort, County Galway; Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre, Kenagh, County Longford; Derrynane House, National Historic Park, Caherdaniel, County Kerry; Desmond Castle (French Prison), Cork Street, Kinsale, County Cork; Desmond Hall (Banqueting Hall), The Square, Newcastlewest, County Limerick; Donegal Castle, Donegal Town, County Donegal; Doneraile Wildlife Park, Doneraile, County Cork; Dromore Wood, Ruan, Ennis, County Clare; Dún Aonghasa, Kilmurvey, Inishmore, County Galway; Dunmore Cave, Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny; Dwyer McAllister Cottage, Derrynamuck, Knockanarrigan, County Wicklow; Emo Court, Emo, County Laois; Ennis Friary, Abbey Street, Ennis Town, County Clare; Illnacullin, (Garinish Island), Glengarriff, Bantry, County Cork; Glebe House and Gallery, (Derek Hill Collection), Churchill, Letterkenny, County Donegal;
Glendalough Visitor Centre, Glendalough, Bray, County Wicklow; Glenveagh National Park, Churchill, Letterkenny, County Donegal; Hill of Tara, Navan, County Meath; Jerpoint Abbey, Thomastown, County Kilkenny; John F. Kennedy Arboretum, New Ross, County Wexford; Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny; Kilmainham Gaol, Inchicore Road, Dublin 8; Lusk Heritage Centre, Lusk, County Dublin; Loughcrew, Corstown, Oldcastle, County Meath; Muckross House, Killarney National Park, Muckross, County Kerry; National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9; Newmills, Corn and Flax Mills, Churchill Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal; Old Mellifont Abbey, Tullyallen, Drogheda, County Louth; Ormond Castle, Castle Park, off Castle Street, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; Parke's Castle, Fivemile Bourne, County Leitrim; Teach an Phiarsaigh, Ros Muc, Contae na Gaillimhe; Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8; Portumna Castle, Portumna, County Galway; Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14; Reginald's Tower, The Quay, Waterford, County Waterford; Rock of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary; Roscrea Heritage (Castle & Damer House), Main Street, Roscrea, County Tipperary; Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry; Scattery Island Centre, Merchant's Quay, Kilrush, County Clare; Sligo Abbey, Abbey Street, Sligo, County Sligo; St. Audoen's Church, Cornmarket, High Street, Dublin 2; St. Enda's Park, (Pearse Museum), Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16;
St. Mary's Abbey, Meeting House Lane, off Capel Street, Dublin 1; Swiss Cottage, Kilcom mon, Cahir, County Tipperary; Tintern Abbey, Saltmills, New Ross, County Wexford; Waterways Visitor Centre, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2; Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, North Slob, County Wexford; Wicklow Mountains National Park, Glendalough, County Wicklow.