Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2017
128. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the historic Iveagh Markets building located on Francis Street, Dublin 8, is a listed building; if it is a protected structure; identify the owner of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51301/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere is no distinction between a listed building and a protected structure. Buildings are protected by their inclusion in the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) of the relevant planning authority.
The Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, requires each planning authority to compile and maintain an RPS. The RPS is a mechanism for the statutory protection of architectural heritage and forms part of each planning authority's Development Plan.
As Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I draw on information from my Department's National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), to recommend structures to the planning authorities for inclusion on their RPS. Sites, structures or groups of structures rated as being of Regional importance or above are included in such recommendations. The making of an addition to, or a deletion from, an RPS is a reserved function of the relevant planning authority.
The Iveagh Markets are recorded in the NIAH and were recommended to the local authority for inclusion on the Dublin City RPS. I understand that Dublin City Council has included them on its RPS.
My Department does not hold any information on the ownership of buildings.
