Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
703 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will honour his undertaking under Preservation Order No1 of 2007 to protect and preserve the National Monument at 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin, in its entirety as designated and in compliance with the principles contained in The Venice Charter for conservation and restoration of monuments and sites. [19447/12]
View answer704 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will commission an independent battlefield site assessment of the GPO/Moore Street area of Dublin. [19448/12]
View answer705 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider preserving and protecting the Moore Street terrace buildings, streets and laneways, linked to the 1916 Rising; and if he will consider developing a 1916 cultural and historical quarter in that area of Dublin. [19449/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 703 to 705, inclusive, together.
The proposed development of the Carlton Cinema site, of which the national monument at Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street forms part, and for which approval has been granted by An Bord Pleanála, envisages the retention of these buildings and the provision of a commemorative centre to the 1916 Rising in No. 16. The developer's application to my Department for consent to proposals for work under the National Monuments Acts in regard to the provision of the commemorative centre is being examined. As part of the process, the developer was required to provide an assessment of the wider battlefield context of the national monument site. My Department is currently in consultation with the National Museum of Ireland in relation to the consent application and I hope to be able to make a decision on it shortly.
Any wider plans for the development of the Moore Street area would be a matter for the relevant landowners and the development authority, Dublin City Council.
