Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, through his Department or any agency attached or directed by him funding is available to purchase a property to obtain the stated property for public ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29411/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The property referred to by the Deputy is included in the statutory Record of Monuments and Places and, as such, is protected under the National Monuments Acts. Because of resource implications, the State is only ever in a position to acquire, maintain and conserve a relatively small number of heritage properties and monuments. My Department makes such acquisitions from time to time in exceptional circumstances, as resources permit and in line with their archaeological, architectural, historical or other special significance. There are no proposals to acquire any such properties at present.