Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy's argument is well made and we have received submissions along the lines he described. I understand the Act defines a Georgian house as a building constructed between 1714 and 1830. He could argue that his market house, which was a centre of commerce during that period, might be covered by that definition. We have received submissions from interested parties on extending the Georgian house incentives to markets and other buildings. The Minister is considering these submissions and has an open mind on the matter although, needless to say, he does not want to extend the scheme so wide that it would allow a repeat of the kind of nonsense we saw in the past. Equally, however, if a broader definition could help regeneration in the areas to which the Deputy referred, including in particular historic market towns, this is something he will consider.

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