Heritage Sites

530. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of visitors to Athenry Castle, by month, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [58059/25]

544. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there is a possibility of traders using the grounds at a facility in Cork (details supplied); what plans there are to develop tourist/café/trader culture there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58538/25]

581. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will afford protection or recognition to the coastal Éire signs that were put in place during the Second World War; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54762/25]

90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to ensuring that tours of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal return to being available every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53674/25]

290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if jobs have been advertised to address the closure of tours for Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal on Mondays and Friday due to staffing issues; if not, when jobs will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53273/25]

95. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to granting protected status to so-called ‘benchmarks’ which were erected at various points around the country in the 1800s as part of the "Principal Spirit Lines of Levelling" project of the ordnance Survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52321/25]

424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department, through Fáilte Ireland or other agencies, will provide support to Cork City Council and local stakeholders in promoting an area (details supplied) as a site of cultural and natural heritage with potential for UNESCO recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48604/25]

679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commission an assessment of an area (details supplied), with a view to placing it on Ireland’s tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination, in recognition of its unique natural, cultural and historical significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48602/25]

680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has engaged with Cork City Council regarding the motion previously passed by the Council requesting an area (details supplied) be advanced for UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48603/25]

681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out, or will carry out, an ecological survey of an area (details supplied) in view of its distinctive biodiversity, flora and fauna; and if the findings will be used to support heritage recognition, including possible UNESCO designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

614. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to review the case of features of a historical site needing repair (details supplied); his Departments plans to repair this wall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/25]

625. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current works under way, the timetable to complete works and a detailed programme of all involved at The Rock of Dunamase, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45407/25]

626. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to examine the case for urgent works at The Rock of Dunamase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45408/25]

650. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46934/25]

659. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on proposed development of a visitor’s centre at the Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Shannonbridge, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47396/25]

660. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the Battle of the Boyne visitor experience renewal (OPW), including scope, contract milestones and anticipated opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47404/25]

1295. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department provides or plans to provide dedicated funding streams for the purchase and preservation of historic buildings of national or regional significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47138/25]

1296. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has funding available for the preservation of small sites of local historical or cultural significance for example historic wells, monuments or community heritage features; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47139/25]

1297. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has with local authorities regarding identifying and protecting historic buildings and small heritage sites in their areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47140/25]

1298. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional resources will be made available to support voluntary or community groups involved in the conservation of historic and archaeological sites of local significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47141/25]

803. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on any works or proposals to open Saint Laurence's Gate, Drogheda to the public, and on improving the surrounding public realm and creating a civic space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41788/25]

809. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide data on the number of cultural heritage sites supported by the Government, and the funding allocated to their preservation and promotion, over the past five years, alongside visitor statistics for each of these sites; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

1548. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of heritage sites in the State to include the number of sites registered, those at risk, and funding allocated to each for their preservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42261/25]

397. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of plans to provide an alternative car park to the east of Castletown House to facilitate public access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39630/25]

401. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishments that OPW carried out at Donegal Castle in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39658/25]