Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Schemes
11:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 930: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are grants available for renovating churches; if there are grants for the restoration of stained glass windows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27616/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Details of the relevant grant schemes which are funded through my Department's Built Heritage Capital Programme are set out in the following table:
| Grant Scheme | 2008 Provision | Description |
| Civic Structures Conservation Grant Scheme | €2.5 million | The scheme is administered directly by the Department. It provides 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. |
| Significant Places of Public Worship Scheme | €1.9 million | The scheme is administered by the Heritage Council on behalf of the Department. It provides grant assistance for major conservation works at places of public worship which are of significant architectural merit. |
| Buildings at Risk Scheme | €1.2 million | The scheme is administered by the Heritage Council on behalf of the Department. This scheme provides grant assistance to carry out essential repairs to buildings of architectural significance — much of the funding is committed to projects for the repair of the roofs of such buildings. |
| Local Authorities Conservation Grants Scheme | €7 million | The scheme is administered by the local authorities on behalf of the Department. It provides grant assistance for the conservation of protected buildings i.e. those buildings which are on the local authority's list of Protected Structures. |
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