Mr. Niall Ó Donnchú:

The market house in Castleblayney could probably not be used and the Deputy knows why, namely, that it is in a dangerous condition. We were delighted to facilitate the recent meeting with Catriona Ryan and our colleagues. Ms Ryan is head of the built heritage division. We are continuing to liaise with Monaghan County Council and Paul Clifford and his colleagues on what is possible. We are in the business of salvage and repurpose, if I can put it like that. The Deputy is right in the context of what her colleague, Senator Warfield, asked about artists' spaces, for which there is funding available on the heritage side. Buildings are best when they are reused or repurposed, as distinct from just being a pretty picture. We would welcome proposals from Monaghan County Council under either the historic buildings fund which will be opened again in November for projects next year or the built heritage investment scheme. As the Deputy knows, last year the Heritage Council of Ireland singled out Castleblayney in the context of historic towns, but, unfortunately, it was unable to accept funding for the building because of the state it was in. However, our door remains open to the Deputy and Monaghan County Council to discuss what might be done.