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

Heather Humphreys: Already, sections of Moore Street-----

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

Heather Humphreys: ...local area plan for the area under the provisions of the Planning Acts. As I said earlier, Sinn Féin is the largest party in Dublin City Council. The Bord Pleanála planning permission will keep Moore Street as an open street and Dublin City Council policy is to keep the traders. It is somewhat ironic that I am being asked to work through various committees of Dublin City...

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

Heather Humphreys: My objective and statutory responsibility in Moore Street is to restore the four historic and original buildings that make up the national monument at Nos. 14 to 17 to their 1916 state and to allow the Irish public to see the marks of that revolution.

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

Heather Humphreys: I have met with the traders and they support the restoration of Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. They pleaded with me to get the work started on the property.

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

Heather Humphreys: I appeal to everyone in the House to support the Moore Street project-----

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...

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

Heather Humphreys: Sinn Féin claims it wants Moore Street protected, yet the party opposed the previous 2014 plan which would have allowed for the site to be restored. Most recently the party encouraged and supported the people who occupied the site, delaying the important restoration works and jeopardising our chances of being able to allow access to the site during the centenary. The Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (2 Feb 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...of the recreational infrastructure of the waterways and this has resulted in major improvements that include the construction of new harbours, the provision of an additional 13km of public moorings, extended on-shore services and the creation of new waterway destinations. Registered boat numbers over this time have increased by more than 50% to a total of 14,690 in 2014. More than...

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...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...may be used on the canals; the issue of permits and licences to regulate the use of boats on the canals and canal property; the closing to navigation of any part of the canals; the regulation of berths and moorings and the placing of buoys on the canals or other canal property; the regulation and care of animals on the canals and other canal property; and the charging and fixing of fees,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (20 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together. As previously advised, the works being carried out on the National Monument at 14-17 Moore Street are in line with the consent issued by the then Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in 2014. These works, as has been publicly stated on a number of occasions, will return Nos. 14-17 Moore Street to their 1916...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Comóradh 1916 (19 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...Minister of State Ó Ríordáin on 3rdOctober 2015. This will showcase the best of Irish arts and culture on the international stage. - On 10thNovember 2015, I announced that work was to start on the conservation and restoration of the National Monument in Moore Street, acquired by the State earlier in the year, which will facilitate its development as a new Commemorative...

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.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: The expert advice I have received is very clear. As I have outlined, Nos. 18 and 19 Moore Street were in ruins. None of the original fabric of the building at No. 13 is still present, as it was rebuilt in the 1940s. It has been clearly demonstrated that Nos. 14 to 17 are of historic importance.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I have seen at first hand the fabric of the buildings that date back to 1916. I refer to what is there at Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. If one goes into Nos. 18 and 19, one will see that the inside of those buildings has been completely changed.

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (14 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: This is the first Government to do something about Moore Street. We purchased the national monument. We have made money available to carry out restoration work.

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 (14 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to the extensive reply given on this matter yesterday by An Taoiseach, in the course of Leaders Questions.The works that I have approved to the national monument at Nos. 14 - 17 Moore Street are intended to conserve the monument buildings and restore them to the 1916 state. The works are currently the subject of High Court proceedings. The area outside the bounds of the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Comóradh 1916 (13 Jan 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ..., to provide, inter alia, a experiential introduction to the Irish language and the local Gaeltacht culture and environment; - The conservation and restoration of the National Monument at 14-17 Moore Street; - The restoration of the Kevin Barry Rooms in the National Concert Hall; and - The restoration and refurbishment of the Atheneum in Enniscorthy in order to allow it to be used as an...

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...