Written answers
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
National Museum
Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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615. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Spanish Armada cannons lifted from the seabed off County Sligo in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9677/16]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The nine cannons recovered from the wreck of the Spanish Armada ship La Julianaare currently undergoing conservation by the National Museum of Ireland with a view to being displayed in a suitable museum setting, in due course. The ongoing conservation process may take up to 2 years to complete.
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