Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 516: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the restoration of a building (details supplied) in County Donegal which has huge significance to the heritage of the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28538/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides wide ranging powers and responsibilities to local authorities regarding the safeguarding of structures which they place on the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) attached to their development plan. My Department administers a number of grant schemes through local authorities and the Heritage Council to assist with the conservation of buildings on the RPS. While the structure referred to in the Question was identified in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage survey carried out in 1997 as being of local importance, I understand that the building in question is not on the local authority's RPS.