Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an update in respect of protecting and preserving the historical 1916 site at Moore Street behind the GPO in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38284/10]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to extend the national monument which covers 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin to include from number 10 Moore Street to 24 Moore Street to take account of the full historical and heritage importance of those buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38030/10]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the works are being carried out on the national monument site 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin, without state supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38031/10]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that he will not assent to the development of the national monument 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38032/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 227 to 229, inclusive together.

In January 2007, my predecessor as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government placed a Preservation Order on nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street under the National Monuments Acts. The Preservation Order was made on the grounds that the buildings are a monument, the preservation of which is of national importance by reason of its historical importance as the final headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. There are no proposals at present to extend the scope of the Preservation Order.

The objective of the Preservation Order is to protect the monument from any danger of being destroyed, injured or removed. Any works affecting the monument require the Minister's prior consent under the National Monuments Acts.

On 17 May 2010, I approved a consent application for works to protect and maintain the fabric of the monument. While such works are not subject to Departmental supervision, site visits by the Department's National Monuments Service in the course of the works, and following completion, indicate that they have been completed to an appropriate standard in accordance with the consent issued.

I am aware that An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for development on the site that includes the Moore St monument. This permission does not supersede the Preservation Order already in place and the Minister's consent will still be required for any development works that may affect the buildings covered by the Order. The appropriateness of any proposed works will be carefully examined against the historical background of the buildings if and when such a consent application is submitted.