I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 to 250, inclusive together.
The Structures at Risk Fund 2015, with an allocation of €624,000, will enable conservation works to twenty-eight heritage structures, in both private and public ownership, throughout the country, which are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. The amount of funding available per project was subject to a minimum level of €15,000 and a maximum level of €60,000. This Fund is being administered by the local authorities and was open to two applications per local authority, of which one application may be in respect of a privately-owned building. Since 2011, in excess of 130 structures have been safeguarded for the future as a result of the Structures at Risk Fund. A review of the operation of the Structures at Risk Fund was carried out in 2013 prior to its reintroduction in 2015.
With regard to the operation of the Structures at Risk Fund, it is primarily a matter for the local authority to nominate its two applications to my Department. It is also a matter for each local authority to prioritise applications for consideration under the fund. Louth County Council submitted two applications, neither of which was for the building referred to in the Deputy’s Question. Given competing priorities and the level of applications received in 2015, my Department allocated funding to those projects that were deemed in most need and that complied with the relevant criteria as requested in the call for submissions. Details of structures awarded funding are available on my Department’s website www.ahg.gov.ie.
Since 2011, my Department has provided the following funding under the Structures at Risk Fund as set out in the following tables.
Table 1: No of Applications received from each local authority from 2011-2015:
Local Authority
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2015
|
Carlow
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Cavan
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Clare
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Cork City Council
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Cork
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Donegal
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Dublin City Council
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Fingal
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Galway City
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Galway
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Kerry
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Kildare
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
Kilkenny
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Laois
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Leitrim
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Limerick City
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
Limerick
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Longford
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Louth
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Mayo
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Meath
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Monaghan
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
North Tipperary
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
South Tipperary
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Offaly
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Roscommon
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Sligo
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
South Dublin
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Waterford City
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Waterford
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Westmeath
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Wexford
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Wicklow
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Local Authority
|
Name of Structure
|
Amount Funded
|
Cavan
|
Former See House, Kilmore Upper
|
€20,000
|
Clare
|
McParland’s Shop, Ennis
|
€85,000
|
Cork
|
Thatched House, Curraghgorm
|
€6,725
|
Cork
|
Fort Camden
|
€20,000
|
Cork City
|
Former Hive Ironworks Building
|
€30,000
|
Dublin City
|
Aldborough House
|
€80,587
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
Sacred Heart Oratory
|
€10,000
|
Galway
|
Portumna Courthouse
|
€15,000
|
Galway
|
Ballymore House
|
€30,000
|
Galway City
|
Mincloon Cottage
|
€8,000
|
Galway City
|
Bushy Park
|
€8,000
|
Kerry
|
Tarbert Bridewell
|
€10,000
|
Kerry
|
Cloghers Gate Lodge
|
€15,000
|
Kilkenny
|
Ringville
|
€12,000
|
Laois
|
St. Peter's Church of Ireland
|
€35,000
|
Leitrim
|
Drumkeeran Church of Ireland
|
€10,000
|
Limerick
|
Croagh Medieval Church
|
€20,000
|
Limerick
|
Ballydonnell House
|
€8,000
|
Longford
|
St. Paul's Church of Ireland, Newtownforbes
|
€15,000
|
Louth
|
1-7 The Village, Ballymascanlon
|
€15,000
|
Mayo
|
The Imperial Hotel, Castlebar
|
€20,000
|
Meath
|
Gormanston Cottage
|
€8,000
|
Meath
|
Knock Cottage
|
€8,000
|
Roscommon
|
Knockranny House
|
€20,000
|
Sligo
|
Hazlewood House
|
€45,000
|
South Dublin
|
Palmerstown Weir
|
€20,000
|
South Tipperary
|
33-34 O Connell Street, Clonmel
|
€20,000
|
Westmeath
|
Market Square, Kilbeggan
|
€20,000
|
Westmeath
|
St Bigseach's Church, Kilbixy
|
€20,000
|
Wicklow
|
Massey Cottage
|
€8,000
|
Local Authority
|
Name of Structure
|
Amount Funded
|
Carlow
|
Borris House
|
€7,000
|
Cavan
|
Cavan Parish Church
|
€7,500
|
Cavan
|
St. Mary's Church, Crosserlough
|
€7,500
|
Clare
|
Byrnes Shop
|
€10,000
|
Cork City
|
61 Shandon Street, Cork City
|
€10,000
|
Cork
|
Alms Houses, Glanmire
|
€15,000
|
Dublin City
|
65 and 66 Mountjoy Square
|
€15,000
|
Dublin City
|
Abbey Presbyterian Church
|
€15,000
|
Fingal
|
Glasshouse, Ardgillan House, Ardgillan Demesne
|
€15,000
|
Galway City
|
Ballinfoyle, Headford Road.
|
€7,000
|
Kerry
|
Castleview House, Castleisland
|
€10,000
|
Kerry
|
Glanleam House, Glanleam, Valentia Island
|
€10,000
|
Kildare
|
Monasterevin Charter School
|
€45,000
|
Kildare
|
Clane Friary Walls
|
€10,000
|
Leitrim
|
Manorhamilton Castle
|
€4,000
|
Limerick City
|
Irish Town Medieval House (O'Currys Street)
|
€15,000
|
Limerick
|
The Old Church of Ireland, Caherconlish
|
€10,000
|
Longford
|
St. Catherine's Church of Ireland, Ballymacormick
|
€5,000
|
Longford
|
Former St. Mary's Cistercian Abbey, Abbeyshrule
|
€5,000
|
Louth
|
Rokeby Hall, Grangebellew
|
€10,000
|
Louth
|
Essexford Glebe (formerly Kilanney Glebe)
|
€9,500
|
Mayo
|
Foxford Parish Church, Foxford
|
€10,000
|
Mayo
|
Milford House, Kilmaine
|
€10,000
|
Meath
|
Annesbrook, Duleek
|
€15,000
|
Meath
|
St. Patrick's Classical School, Finian's Terrace, Navan
|
€20,000
|
North Tipperary
|
Ardcroney Church and Castle
|
€15,000
|
North Tipperary
|
Lisbunny Church
|
€10,000
|
Offaly
|
Former Estate Workers Cottage, Geashill
|
€10,000
|
Offaly
|
Annabrook House, Shinrone
|
€15,000
|
Roscommon
|
Killinovoy House, Knockcroghery
|
€10,000
|
Roscommon
|
Stations of the Cross memorials, St. Colman's Graveyard, Ardsallagh Beg
|
€8,000
|
Sligo
|
Ahamlish Church of Ireland
|
€10,000
|
South Tipperary
|
Cappawhite Church, Chapel Street, Cappawhite
|
€15,000
|
South Tipperary
|
The Tholsel, Main Street, Fethard
|
€25,500
|
Waterford City
|
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Barronstrand
|
€20,000
|
Waterford
|
Curraghmore Courtyard Phase 2, Curraghmore, Portlaw
|
€10,000
|
Waterford
|
Kilronan Church, Ballymacarby
|
€15,000
|
Westmeath
|
Market Square, Kilbeggan (two houses)
|
€10,000
|
Wexford
|
Mountgarret Castle
|
€15,000
|
Wicklow
|
Aghowle Cottage, Ashford
|
€7,000
|
Wicklow
|
Carnew Castle Wall
|
€7,000
|
Local Authority
|
Name of Structure
|
Amount Funded
|
Carlow
|
Adelaide Memorial Church, Myshall
|
€40,000
|
Clare
|
Adelphi House, Clifden, Corofin
|
€30,000
|
Cork City Council
|
Skiddy’s Almhouse, Shandon, Co. Cork
|
€30,000
|
Cork City Council
|
Boole House, 5 Grenville Place, Cork City
|
€25,000
|
Cork
|
St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Emmet Place, Youghal
|
€20,000
|
Cork
|
Bantry House, Bantry
|
€15,000
|
Donegal
|
Killymard Old Church, Haugh, Donegal Town
|
€25,000
|
Dublin City
|
130 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
|
€40,000
|
Fingal
|
Old Kilbush House, Kilbush, Rush, Co. Dublin
|
€30,000
|
Galway City
|
Cooke's Bar, 2 Newcastle Road, Galway
|
€15,000
|
Galway
|
Gort Library, Queen Street, Gort
|
€15,000
|
Kerry
|
Belleville House, Lateeve, Portmagee
|
€25,000
|
Kildare
|
Nuns Graveyard, Sallins
|
€19,000
|
Kilkenny
|
Pleasure House/Tea House, Bateman Quay, Kilkenny
|
€15,000
|
Laois
|
Fisherman's Thatched Inn, Fishertown, Ballybrittas
|
€15,000
|
Laois
|
Dun Naoise, The Square, Durrow, Co. Laois
|
€20,000
|
Limerick City and County
|
Thatched House, Ballydoorty, Castlemahon
|
€15,000
|
Limerick City and County
|
Mungret College, Dromdarrig
|
€20,000
|
Mayo
|
Bridge House, North Mall, Westport
|
€25,000
|
Meath
|
Agher Church, Rathmoylan
|
€15,000
|
Monaghan
|
Hope Castle Gate Lodge, Hope Castle Demesne, Castleblaney
|
€40,000
|
Offaly
|
Charleville Stables, Charleville, Tullamore
|
€30,000
|
Offaly
|
Busherstown House, Busherstown
|
€15,000
|
Sligo
|
Former School House, Christchurch, Beltra, Sligo
|
€15,000
|
Tipperary
|
Mountain Lodge, Burncourt, Cahir
|
€15,000
|
Tipperary
|
Modeshill Church, Modeshill, Mullinahone
|
€15,000
|
Waterford City and County
|
Thatched House, Kilcannon (Hely), Cappagh
|
€15,000
|
Wexford
|
Ballysampson, Killinick
|
€25,000
|