Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 April 2014
106. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 2 April 2014, the procedure by which a preservation order under section 8 of the National Monuments Act 1930 is granted; if the proposed structure has to be in public ownership; the factors taken into account when granting such an order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16889/14]
View answer107. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of the preservation orders granted under section 8 of the National Monuments Act 1930 in 2013, and for each such order, the person who requested it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16890/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together.
The statutory procedures and criteria for the making of a preservation order are set out in section 8 of the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended. Where it appears to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht that a monument which in his opinion is a national monument is in danger of being or is actually being destroyed, injured or removed, or is falling into decay through neglect, the Minister may make a preservation order in respect of the national monument.
Under section 2 of the 1930 Act a “national monument” is defined as a monument, the preservation of which is a matter of national importance by reason of its historical, architectural, traditional, artistic or archaeological interest.
Any preservation order made under section 8 of the 1930 Act, as amended, must be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. No such orders were made in 2013.
