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15 Mr. M. Ahern asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to complete the national inventory of thatched houses commenced by the Office of Public Works in 1980; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15799/95]
19 Mr. Foley asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to complete the national inventory of thatched houses commenced by the Office of Public Works in 1980. [15803/95]
34 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to complete the national inventory of thatched houses commenced by the Office of Public Works in 1980. [15802/95]
50 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to complete the national inventory of thatched houses commenced by the Office of Public Works in 1980; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14726/95]
51 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to complete the national inventory of thatched houses commenced by the Office of Public Works in 1980. [15801/95]
52 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends to complete the national inventory of thatched houses commenced by the Office of Public Works in 1980. [15804/95]
Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 15, 19, 34, 50, 51 agus 52 le chéile.
I understand from the National Monuments and Historic Properties Service that the thatched house surveys were effectively begun in late 1986 by the Office of Public Works. Reports have been produced on surveys in nine counties since 1987 and it is my intention that this work shall continue. Copies of the survey reports have been furnished to the relevant local authorities, the Department of the Environment and different local and national bodies concerned with vernacular architecture.
