Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Mr. Ian Doyle:
We have a programme now where each local authority applies to us for funding for it. That is how we work it. As of yesterday, we closed a community heritage grant scheme, where communities came to us with proposals to work in partnership with experts, including architects or archaeologists, on conservation projects. These might be churches or graveyards, and we see those as a form of community archaeology as well, with people coming together to work in partnership to make a strong contribution to conserving, caring and learning about heritage.
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