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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Questions (21)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Question:

21. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contact he has had with the National Asset Management Agency and Chartered Land relating to the national monument on Moore Street, Dublin 1; the progress made on the redevelopment of this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51455/13]

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On 16 July last I made a determination in relation to a consent application and related Environmental Impact Statement submitted by the owners under the National Monuments Acts in relation to proposed works on the Moore Street national monument site.

The national monument is in private ownership and, accordingly, the advancement of proposals that reflect the terms of the consent I have granted is a matter for the owners. The consent is, however, conditional on a revised project design being submitted to me for approval within 9 months of the decision date that takes full account of the elements of the proposal for which consent has been refused and the conditions attached to the approved works. A further condition requires substantive works to commence on site within 3 months of the approval of the revised proposals.

I have since met the monument owners who have informed me that they are currently preparing proposals for the site which would fit within the terms of my decision on the consent application and that the revised proposals would be submitted for my approval as quickly as possible.

My Department informed the National Asset Management Agency at the outset of the receipt of the consent application in this case and also of my decision in July. I am aware of recent media reports suggesting that the Agency would provide funding to facilitate the proposed works, which I would welcome, but my Department has not received any formal confirmation to that effect.

Question No. 22 answered with Question No. 8.

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