Written answers
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
National Monuments
Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will consider the taking in charge of a monument (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18247/19]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Decisions in relation to property acquisition under the National Monuments Acts, 1930-2014 is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Such acquisitions tend to be made only in exceptional cases where a monument is not otherwise adequately protected. The Commissioners of Public Works have responsibility to care for and present already designated National Monuments.
The Commissioners would be happy nevertheless to meet with Kildare County Council to discuss the long-term conservation of this important structure and look forward to hearing from the Council in this regard.
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