Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 917: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will take steps to prevent further deterioration of the protected properties in Moore Street, Dublin 1 related to the 1916 Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9863/07]

Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 950: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status and ownership of the protected properties related to the 1916 Rising in Moore Street, Dublin 1; and if there are steps his Department can take to prevent their further deterioration. [9862/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 917 and 950 together.

Numbers 14, 15, 16 and 17 Moore Street are listed on Dublin City Council's Record of Protected Structures and are also the subject of a Preservation Order under the National Monuments Acts.

The maintenance and upkeep of the properties in question is the responsibility of the owners of these properties. The 2000 Planning Act empowers the local authority to take action to secure the protection of protected buildings. The owner of a national monument the subject of a Preservation Order must obtain the consent of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government before undertaking any work affecting such a monument and under the National Monuments Acts, the Minister can take enforcement action to secure the protection of such monuments.

As indicated in my reply to Question No. 567 of 6 February 2007, more specific measures for the protection and possible enhancement of these buildings in the context of proposals to redevelop the area in which they are located are a matter to be considered further in the light of the outcome of legal proceedings currently before the Supreme Court.