Ciarán Cuffe
Question:335 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the Discovery archaeological programme, and his plans for the future of the project. [21181/04]
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The Discovery Programme Limited is dedicated to promoting an innovative approach to archaeological work and is financed by way of an annual grant from the Heritage Council. The programme received €862,500 in capital funding and €287,500 in non capital funding from the council in 2003. The work of the programme is at present guided by the discovery programme plan 2002-04, which was submitted to the Heritage Council in September 2001.
The Discovery Programme Limited is now well established and is carrying out its work to a high standard. This work is particularly valuable in identifying validating new methods and approaches to archaeological excavation. The Heritage Council remains in close communication with the programme in relation to both its ongoing work and future proposals.