Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)

1:30 pm

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Will the Minister of State consider looking at the possibility of a grant scheme? The OPW cannot manage or maintain every site, but where sites are hugely relevant to the profile of the country in terms of their heritage there should be some flexible maintenance grants available to owners that achieve a certain standard to ensure they can contribute to the county profile.