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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: National Monuments (16 Jul 2014)

Heather Humphreys: ...to meet with the Taoiseach yet but I am aware the relatives are meeting him as we speak. The national monument is being protected by the State, as I said earlier, but anything outside Nos. 14-17 Moore Street is a matter for the planning authorities and the owner of the site. I have no function in regard to the regulation of the development outside the bounds of the preservation order. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (8 Dec 2015)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, my responsibility relates to the national monument, which comprises 14-17 Moore Street. The historical significance of 16 Moore street as the final headquarters of the 1916 Rising and the location of the last council of war was the determining factor in the decision to make the preservation order in 2007. Nos. 14, 15 and 17 Moore Street were...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (12 Nov 2015)

Heather Humphreys: My predecessor, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, placed a preservation order under the National Monuments Acts on Nos. 14-17 Moore Street on the premise that No. 16 was the final headquarters of the 1916 Rising and the location of the last council of war by the 1916 leaders when the decision to surrender was taken. Nos. 14, 15 and 17 Moore Street were included...

Other Questions: National Monuments (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for her work on both the forum and the advisory group on Moore Street. The original schemes of works to fully conserve the national monument buildings at Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street were suspended early last year on foot of a High Court ruling. As an interim measure, and pending a permanent solution being found for the future development of the national monument, a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Boat Permits (28 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Private boats on the lakes in the Park are regulated by way of mooring discs or pegs. In a scheme introduced in 1991, following lengthy consultation with interested parties, mooring discs were issued to all boat owners having a recognised traditional mooring right on the lakes, subject to an overall limit on the number of discs issued. It is considered that a limit is necessary so as to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 Apr 2015)

Heather Humphreys: On the area surrounding Nos. 14-17 Moore Street, a detailed battlefield assessment has already been carried out and I am satisfied with the quality and findings of that research. As part of the Minister's consideration of the consent application, the consent applicant, Chartered Land Limited, which owns the national monument site, was asked by the Department in January 2012 to commission an...

National Monuments: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...Programme of commemorative events, activities and projects; commends the Government and the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on the purchase, preservation and conservation of the National Monument at Numbers 14-17 Moore Street - the only substantially pre-1916 structures surviving in the terrace in that street, with Number 16 being the location of the last Council of War of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (27 Oct 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...Canal, Grand Canal and Barrow Navigation. Waterways Ireland has developed draft amended bye-laws for the Royal Canal, Grand Canal and Barrow Navigation which propose changes in the charging for moorings in key locations.  The maximum charge under the current bye-laws for use of a boat on the canals for a year and for an extended mooring for a year is €278. The proposed new...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Moore Street Consultative Group was set up to bring together all relevant interests after the High Court ruling in March 2016. The Group reported to me at the end of March 2017 with a set of recommendations for a potential way forward. The Report has looked carefully at all relevant aspects, including the variety of State, public and private properties and interests on the street...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (27 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ..., together. I refer the Deputy to the replies to Questions Nos. 60 and 64 on 20 June 2017 I am grateful to all campaign groups that have contributed to the discussions on the future of Moore Street. I am advised that all three groups referred to by the Deputies were invited to make submissions that were taken subsequently into account by the Moore Street Consultative Group in its...

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: On 10 November 2015, I announced that I had approved a comprehensive scheme of restoration works to Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. The announcement of the commencement of works featured in national media coverage at the time and was widely welcomed. Having secured ownership of the buildings at Nos. 14 to 17, following agreement from the Government to purchase the site, work got under way by...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (24 Sep 2015)

Heather Humphreys: I am pressing ahead as speedily as possible with the arrangements for the preservation and restoration of the national monument at Nos. 14-17 Moore Street and the creation of a dedicated 1916 Commemorative Centre on the site. The ongoing consultative process with the 1916 Relatives Association is being maintained as we develop the plans for the Commemorative Centre, which will be run as a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (12 Nov 2015)

Heather Humphreys: Their report included an inspection, assessment and fabric investigations of an area incorporating the block from Moore Street, O'Rahilly Parade, Moore Lane and Henry Place and some of the areas south of Henry Place extending back towards Henry Street.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (11 Mar 2015)

Heather Humphreys: .... The Royal Canal is one of the waterways for which Waterways Ireland has responsibility. I have been advised by Waterways Ireland that it initially identified 14 separate locations for extended mooring permits along the Royal Canal. I understand that there is a surplus of moorings available at all of these locations, apart from the extended mooring location at Castleknock. I also...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (23 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Works to fully conserve the national monument buildings at Nos. 14-17 Moore Street, which were acquired on behalf of the State in July 2015, and to open the buildings as a 1916 Commemorative Centre, have been suspended since early last year on foot of proceedings in the High Court. A limited scheme of works approved by the Court to preserve and protect the buildings until a permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (12 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I received the report of the Moore Street Consultative Group on 29 March 2017. The Group, which includes political representatives, relatives and other stakeholders, was set up in a bid to bring together the range of views on Moore Street. I welcome the fact that the report is seeking a way forward based on consensus. I believe that its recommendations can help breathe new life into...

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Deputy Costello is correct when he says that planning permission regarding Moore Street was given by An Bord Pleanála in 2010. The Deputies opposite should have objected at that stage. The shopping mall is a matter for Dublin City Council. I am responsible for the national monument at Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. Anything outside the national monument is a matter for Dublin City Council.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (22 Oct 2014)

Heather Humphreys: I have met members of the Dublin City Council sub-committee which deals with the national monument on Moore Street. I do not consider that the assessment was flawed. The Department is satisfied that there is no basis to the suggestion that the previous Minister was misinformed or had inaccurate information when making his decisions on consents granted under the National Monuments Acts in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (12 Nov 2015)

Heather Humphreys: The decision to add structures to the record of protected structures is a matter for the local authority, in this case Dublin City Council. My responsibility is for Nos. 14-17 Moore Street, the national monument. We have been speaking to the traders. I have been down there and have met them and consulted them. They are very happy with the proposed development for Moore Street in terms of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 Apr 2015)

Heather Humphreys: To be clear, my role as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is to assess what is best for the national monument, and the national monument has been designated as Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. I do not have any powers under the National Monuments Acts to create an historic quarter in Moore Street. The properties around the national monument are in private ownership. They are not...