Ministerial Communications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 May 2021

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Questions (77)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

77. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the documents he sent or agreed to send to a company (details supplied) in relation to its proposed developments on the Moore Street Battlefield site and O'Connell Street, including letters of consent to interfere with the national monument; when those letters were sent or agreed to be sent to the company; and if the contents of the letters will be shared with Dáil Éireann. [22885/21]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

My Department and the Office of Public Works, which is responsible for managing and maintaining the national monument at Nos. 14 -17 Moore Street, engages with the adjoining landowner as necessary in relation to common boundary issues. The formal consent of the Minister is required under section 14 of the National Monuments Act 1930 in relation to any proposed interference with a national monument. There is currently no application for such consent in this case.