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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (28 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...ultimately, it will happen. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House and addressing this issue. I think it has been raised here 16 or 17 times by me alone, and other colleagues in Kildare North have raised as well. The issue has to be addressed. When will it be addressed? There is a recognition by the OPW that there is another way, which is the way we have set out...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Heydon: I thank Deputy Durkan for raising these pertinent points which are hugely important to the constituents he represents in Kildare North. He and I agree that growing the numbers of visitors to Castletown House and estate is in everyone’s interest. It is a fantastic facility. We want more people to enjoy it and learn about it. The move to active travel for visitors will result in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (28 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for allowing me the privilege of raising this matter again. At the risk of boring the House, the people of Kildare North and those outside the constituency, I seek to bring attention to this issue because it needs to be addressed. The local people who have protested at the way the Office of Public Works, OPW, has handled Castletown House have been constantly...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Heydon: I offer this response on behalf of the Minister, who is unable to attend this morning. I thank Deputy Durkan for his ongoing interest in Castletown House. As a fellow Kildare man, I know of the huge emotion and upset there is around developments in the area around Castletown House and estate. In recent months, Deputy Durkan has made continuous representations through parliamentary...