John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 575: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received by each local authority for funding under the conservation grant scheme; the funding requested; the amount of funding granted to each local authority in each of the past five years; his plans to increase funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18952/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The following list contains the amount paid to each local authority in each of the four years 2003-6 and the allocations made in 2007 under the Local Authority administered Conservation Grants scheme. The scheme is aimed at assisting owners and occupiers to carry out conservation works on structures of architectural significance which the Local Authority has listed on the Record of Protected Structures under the Planning and Development Act 2000. It is a matter for each individual local authority to assess and prioritise applications within the approved funding. Information on the number of applications received may be obtained directly from each Local Authority.

The level of funding for the Conservation Grants Scheme has doubled since 2003, and I will be reviewing the funding position for this important scheme as part of the 2008 Estimates process.