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National Monuments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004

Tuesday, 15 June 2004

Questions (493, 494, 495)

Jimmy Deenihan

Question:

546 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Ballybunion Castle, County Kerry, will be designated a national monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17316/04]

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Written answers

Ballybunion Castle is listed on the record of monuments and places. While it is not of national significance, it is an important monument for the local community. I understand that the monument is in the care of Kerry County Council. All resources available to my Department are committed to existing monuments in State care.

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Question:

547 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will raise at Cabinet the possibility of the State purchasing the Clondalkin round tower and adjoining site from the developer with a view to developing it as a public park with the designated heritage centre possibly housed in the adjoining protected cottage (details supplied), thus negating the need to build on the site, which is currently under threat, and providing a means of secure access to the proposed park; if such a proposal is in line with Dúchas guidelines regarding national monuments and preserves the site for future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17331/04]

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John Curran

Question:

572 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will assess the feasibility of the State acquiring approximately half an acre of land in the immediate vicinity of the Clondalkin round tower to be used as an open public amenity area. [17890/04]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 547 and 572 together.

The round tower in Clondalkin is a national monument in State care and its conservation and maintenance is managed on behalf of my Department by the Office of Public Works. My Department has no plans for the acquisition of land or property surrounding the national monument. I am informed that South Dublin County Council has been in negotiation with a third party regarding a proposed development in the vicinity of the round tower. The objective underlying these negotiations is to ensure that any such development will be in sympathy with, and complementary to, the adjacent national monument. Any planning application for development impacting on this or any other national monument would have to be referred for comment to my Department for implications for heritage conservation.

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