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]
Topics / Heritage Sites
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHeritage Sites
117 questions from 50 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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115 written, 2 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 15 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 9 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 14 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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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]
402. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE staff, by job title working in Donegal Castle; the number of vacancies by job title currently at Donegal Castle; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39663/25]
230. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to ensure that Daniel O'Connell's Birthplace on the outskirts of Cahersiveen town in County Kerry is included in the 250th anniversary celebrations of the liberators birth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38484/25]
29. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38317/25]
30. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the plans to roof the exposed part of Donegal Town Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38318/25]
321. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will direct the OPW to extend the opening hours at Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery’ Sligo (details supplied). [32196/25]
543. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the Kilmainham Mill restoration project being undertaken by Dublin City Council; whether the council sought funding from his Department under heritage restoration funding, or urban renewal grant aid, to proceed beyond the stabilisation works completed last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of the 14 May 2025, to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis; including the address; the days and times each is open to the public; any price payable for public access; …
161. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform 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. [27770/25]
251. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of purchasing the remaining ten properties on the historic Moore Street terrace adjacent to the State-owned properties at the National Monument; and if this has ever been discussed by his Department with the private owners. [28005/25]
235. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the plans to reopen the last round tower in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/25]
236. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he expects an OPW site (details supplied) to be open to the public and if there will there be access to the tower itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/25]
237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are plans to improve the access roads and local signage regarding an OPW site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27412/25]
238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are plans to provide amenities such as public lighting, picnic tables, information signage, QR codes to link to previous use on an OPW site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27413/25]
239. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a record of the works completed to date on an OPW site (details supplied); if there are plans for further works to be carried out; if so, the timeframe for same; if this information will be available online to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/25]
212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will address the concerns regarding the ongoing closure since November 2024 of the shop at the Clonmacnoise monastic site; if the shop will not be re-opening; if so, if the OPW has plans in place regarding the shop at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/25]
213. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will consider active consultation with the broader community in Lusk regarding the reopening of the Lusk Round Tower and Belfry; if, in particular, he will include the Round Tower and Belfry’s keyholder of 35 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/25]
95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis, including the address, the days and times each is open to the public, any price payable for public access and the year each was opened to the public, as …
96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of individual submissions to Fáilte Ireland each year for which data is available with information in relation to public viewing of heritage items required in capital acquisitions tax legislation for the owner to benefit from a tax exemption, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
508. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform who currently has priority on an avenue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24212/25]
509. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress to date on negotiation between his Department and a company (details supplied) in relation to Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24213/25]
510. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress to date on negotiation between his Department and a campus (details supplied) in relation to the creation of a car park on site for Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/25]
518. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the works being carried out at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; and the timeline for completion and its opening as a visitor site. [24487/25]