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Architectural Heritage

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2019

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Ceisteanna (320)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

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320. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a school building (details supplied) will be placed on the list of protected structures due to its historical significance in education. [11058/19]

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My functions, with regard to the protection of our architectural heritage, are set out in the Planning and Development Acts, as are the responsibilities of local authorities and owners. 

While I understand the importance of buildings such as the one mentioned to the local community and its history, the addition to or deletion of a structure from the Record of Protected Structures is a reserved function of the planning authority, in this case Dublin City Council.

The Planning and Development Acts give primary responsibility to local authorities to identify and protect our architectural heritage by including particular structures on their Record of Protected Structures (RPS).  Inclusion on the RPS places a duty of care on the owners and occupiers of protected structures and also gives planning authorities powers to deal with development proposals affecting them and to seek to safeguard their future. 

I draw on information provided by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), maintained by my Department, to recommend structures to the planning authorities for inclusion on the RPS. These recommendations are generally made for structures rated by the NIAH as being of Regional significance or above.  

In relation to the building in question, the general area was included in Phase 3 of the NIAH survey of Dublin City, which took place in 2013. The building mentioned by the Deputy was not the subject of a Ministerial Recommendation. However, it remains open to the local authority to include the building in its Record of Protected Structures, should it decide to do so.

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