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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Schemes (11 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: In 2014, my Department was provided with a special allocation of €5 million from capital stimulus funding for a new built heritage jobs leverage scheme to assist with works to safeguard structures, in private and civic ownership, protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. This scheme was administered directly through the local authorities and sought to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Schemes (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This question relates to the built heritage jobs leverage scheme. It was one of the good ideas initiated by the last Government, a Government which was perhaps not awash with good ideas. The €5 million put up by the Government secured private investment of €10 million for 540 projects across the country, employing 175 people. What are the prospects for this scheme in 2015?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Schemes (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Implicit in the answer is that there will be no scheme in 2015, which is very regrettable and represents a failure on the part of the Minister's Department. I urge the Minister to go back to the Minister for Public Expenditure on Reform to secure the funding involved. As she quite rightly said, a fairly small figure of €5 million unleashed €10 million in private investment,...