Dessie Ellis
Question:15 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial funding initiatives being put in place to protect and promote the walled towns here. [27101/12]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 June 2012
15 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial funding initiatives being put in place to protect and promote the walled towns here. [27101/12]
View answerThe Heritage Council, a body under the aegis of my Department, operates a specific initiative to support walled towns across the island of Ireland — the Irish Walled Towns Network.
I understand that the Council provided over €1.8m to walled towns in the past 3 years. The funding provided for this initiative is a matter for the Heritage Council.
My Department is providing a total of €4,811,000 of Exchequer Funding for the Heritage Council in 2012, together with €1,500,000 from my Department's share of the Environment Fund.