Patrick Deering
Question:208 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding available to improve access to and provide amenity areas at Tobinstown and the Brownshill Dolmen, County Carlow. [12702/12]
View answerTuesday, 6 March 2012
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The Brownshill Dolmen is a national monument in State ownership and is under the care and management of the Office of Public Works. The dolmen is accessed from a small car park on the public road by means of a pathway. The dolmen, a small area around it, and the pathway are in State ownership. The car park is owned and managed by Carlow County Council. In 2009, additional strips of land were purchased alongside the pathway and at the area surrounding the dolmen. This provided improved access to the site. An interpretation panel is situated at the car park. The current budgetary position does not allow for further works to this site. Tobinstown, also known as Haroldstown, Dolmen is a national monument but it is not in State ownership and is not in the care of the Office of Public Works.