Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 June 2004
247 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and scale of heritage projects which he or his Department propose to assist or have already assisted in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16812/04]
View answer260 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of heritage projects he expects to assist in County Kildare in 2004 and in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/04]
View answer262 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of heritage houses in County Kildare to which he and his Department have offered assistance by way of grants or other aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16827/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 247, 260 and 262 together.
I assume the questions refer to the architectural protection grants scheme which is administered by the local authorities with funding provided by my Department and to the conservation grants under urban renewal which is administered directly by my Department. The total amount of funding which has been allocated to the local authorities in 2004 for the architectural protection grants scheme is €3.9 million. The Deputy will appreciate it is not possible at this stage to indicate the level of funding which will be available in 2005. Information on the details of the allocations from this overall fund are not available from my Department and may appropriately be sought from Kildare County Council or other relevant local authorities.
The total provision for the conservation grants under the urban renewal measure is €1 million in 2004; it is not possible at this stage to indicate the level of funding which will be available in 2005. The grants allocated in County Kildare under this scheme were €10,000 for Castletown schoolhouse No. 1 and €10,000 for Castletown schoolhouse No. 2.
