Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 563: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding grants in respect of re-roofing a church ( details supplied) in County Carlow; the grants available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The civic structures conservation grant scheme, which is administered by my Department, provides grants for the restoration and conservation of buildings of significant architectural heritage merit and which are in civic ownership or occupation and generally open to the public. The deadline for the receipt of applications under the 2009 grant scheme was 27 February 2009, and I understand that no application was received for funding towards the conservation of the Church of Ireland, Ardoyle, Tullow.

The Heritage Council, with the aid of funding by my Department, provides grant assistance for major conservation works at places of public worship which are of significant architectural merit and also for projects such as the repair of roofs to buildings of architectural significance which are at risk.

A conservation grants scheme is administered by local authorities with funding from my Department. 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.

Information in relation to these schemes is available from the Heritage Council or the relevant local authority respectively.