Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 393: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure the preservation and protection of a building (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of which there have been two arson attempts; if he will directly or through Kildare County Council provide security fencing with a view to ensuring that the building is not damaged further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43623/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The structure in question is in the ownership of Kildare County Council. As such, responsibility for the protection of the structure rests with the County Council to whom detailed queries should be addressed.

However, I understand that the County Council has confirmed that while the lodge house alongside the structure named has been damaged (by the arson attempts which the Deputy refers to) the structure itself and two dovecotes are not affected. Kildare County Council has assured my Department that they are arranging 24 hour security which will remain in place for the foreseeable future. In tandem with this, the County Council is also actively developing a strategy for a viable use for the complex thus ensuring its conservation and preservation in the long term.