Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate that a comprehensive assessment of the proposed works on the national monument site was carried out, at my Department's request, as part of the consent application under the National Monuments Acts. The consent applicant, Chartered Land Limited, which owns the national monument site, was asked by my Department in January 2012 to commission an assessment of the wider battlefield context of the national monument as part of the Minister's consideration of the consent application. The report reinforces the primary status of Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street, most notably because of the degree to which pre-1916 fabric survives in association with the final critical hour of the Rising and how these buildings stand in contrast to the wider area. The methodology for the assessment was drawn up and agreed in advance by my Department's National Monuments Service and the director of the National Museum of Ireland. As such, the site has been assessed by experts in the field and their report is on record. On that basis, there are no plans to carry out a further reassessment.

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