Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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696. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans for Newgrange and Tara as mentioned briefly in Project Ireland 2040 regarding the national development plan. [11341/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The National Development Plan recognises the importance of conserving our archaeological and built heritage by making provision for significantly increased levels of capital investment in conservation and visitor facilities at Ireland’s key heritage sites. A new conservation management plan currently being developed for the state-owned lands at the Hill of Tara will identify objectively areas in need of attention, including actions to support sustainable visitor access and necessary conservation interventions to ensure the sites are preserved for future generations. A new management plan has also been prepared for Brú na Bóinne and helps identify priorities for future investment at this World Heritage inscribed site, where under my Department’s strategic partnership with Fáilte Ireland and the Office of Public Works, there is considerable government investment earmarked for revitalised visitor facilities, including at the main visitor centre.