Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As I recall, Senator Cummins raised with me in the Seanad quite a while back the matter of the grant for conservation advice for traditional farmhouses. I am pleased to say that this scheme has now been extended to fund conservation advice for the refurbishment of vacant traditional houses in villages and towns as well. Again, this is a welcome addition. That conservation advice is extremely important in the context of the right direction that homeowners can take in the conservation and restoration of such buildings.