Written answers

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Architectural Heritage

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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960. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the former Magdalen laundry on Sean McDermott Street will be prevented from being sold to private persons for use as a hotel as a first step in developing a place to be used in a manner which would benefit the community and that would recognise the history of the site. [30034/18]

Photo of Josepha MadiganJosepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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My role as Minister, with regard to the protection and management of our built heritage is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation, as are the roles of planning authorities and the responsibilities of owners.

The Planning and Development Acts give primary responsibility to planning authorities to identify and protect our architectural heritage by including relevant structures on the Record of Protected Structures (RPS). 

As Minister, I draw on information from my Department's National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), to recommend structures to the planning authorities for inclusion on their RPS.  Three buildings associated with the former Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott Street are recorded in the NIAH and have been recommended to Dublin City Council for inclusion on the RPS.

The addition or deletion of a building to or from the RPS is a reserved function of the planning authority. 

I understand that the building referred to by the Deputy is in the ownership of the local authority. As such, any decision as to the disposal of the building or its future use will be a matter for them.

I am informed that a report on the proposed development of the site is being prepared by the local authority. Any development proposal will also be subject to the usual requirements of the planning process.

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