Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the grants available to refurbish community based heritage buildings from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24588/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My 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 the 2007 scheme was 29 March 2007. Details of the 2007 scheme are on the Department's website www.environ.ie. This scheme is intended to be an annual grant scheme; contact details of those who make enquiries in relation to the scheme are retained by my Department and details of the proposed scheme for 2008 will be notified to them in due course.

My Department also funds a scheme of grants for the conservation of protected buildings, which is administered by the local authorities. It is a matter for each individual local authority to assess and prioritise applications and approve funding. The scheme is aimed at assisting owners and occupiers to carry out conservation works on structures of architectural significance which are listed in the Record of Protected Structures contained in the Local Authority Development Plan. Enquiries about this scheme should be made directly to the relevant local authority.