Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will furnish a full reply to the correspondence (details supplied) regarding heritage funding; when a decision on applications will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19542/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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This Department administers a Civic Structures Conservation scheme of grants for the restoration and conservation of buildings of significant architectural heritage merit and which are in public ownership or open to the public generally. The deadline for completed applications for 2007 was 29 March 2007 and 186 applications for over €7 million in total were received. Having regard to the available funding of €1.6 million, grant offers were made in respect of 86 of these applications. All applicants have been notified of the outcome in respect of their project, and a response will be made to the correspondence referred to in the question.

It is intended that this scheme will be an annual scheme so it will be open to the project referred to by the Deputy to submit an application next year.