State Properties

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Ceisteanna (318)

Seán Sherlock

Ceist:

318. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the opening of Barryscourt Castle, in Carrigtwohill, County Cork. [55249/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Office of Public Works is very conscious that Barryscourt Castle has been unavailable to visitors and the local community for the last number of years. I have asked my officials in the National Monuments division to work on a re-opening plan for the site and I would hope that progress will be made in this matter over the coming months. However, it is not possible to give a definitive date for reopening, at this stage, due to the complexity of the ongoing conservation works.