Written answers
Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Funding
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projects supported under the community monument fund in County Mayo in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53527/21]
Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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The Community Monuments Fund was first established as part of the 2020 July Jobs Stimulus in response to the Covid emergency. Over 2020 and 2021, some 200 heritage projects have been funded to the value of €5.35 million. The grants available under the Community Monuments Fund help custodians and owners of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of local communities and the visiting public. In addition they provide support for heritage professions and job opportunities in archaeology, building conservation and traditional skills. Details of funding awards for Mayo are set out below. All awards under the Community Monuments Fund are published on my Department's website.
| Year | CMF Stream | Project | Total Sought | Total Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Stream 1 | Old Killeen Graveyard, Attymas: Repair of roadside boundary wall and stile. | €6,727 | €6,727 |
| 2020 | Stream 2 | Kill Abbey, Shrule, A Conservation Plan to protect into the future. | €12,740 | €12,740 |
| 2020 | Stream 3 | Kilmovee, Heritage Trail: Development of Interpretive Plan for Proposed Heritage Trail | €9,135 | €9,135 |
| 2021 | Stream 1 | Kill Abbey, Shrule, Conservation works. | €37,807 | €37,807 |
| 2021 | Stream 2 | Knockatemple Ecclesiastical Site: A Conservation plan to stabilise the ruins. | €6,888 | €6,888 |
| 2021 | Stream 2 | Kilgeever Abbey: A Conservation plan to inform a conservation repair strategy | €11,685 | €11,685 |
| 2021 | Stream 3 | Killmovee Heritage Trail: Advanced archaeological works to protect the monuments and provide public access. | €9,792 | €9,792 |
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the safeguards in place to ensure that projects funded under the community monument fund meet higher academic and conservation standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53528/21]
Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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The Community Monuments Fund was first established as part of the 2020 July Jobs Stimulus in response to the Covid emergency. Over 2020 and 2021, some 200 heritage projects have been funded to the value of €5.35 million. The grants available under the Community Monuments Fund help custodians and owners of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of local communities and the visiting public. In addition they provide support for heritage professions and job opportunities in archaeology, building conservation and traditional skills.
The National Monuments Service of my Department, which manages the scheme, observes and complies with strict archaeological and conservation principles in awarding funding and has project controls in place to ensure the highest standards are met. All successful applicants to the Community Monuments Fund are expected to adhere to the highest standards which are set out very clearly in the explanatory memorandum for the grant scheme which is circulated and made available publically upon the opening of the call for applications. This includes the need to have qualified heritage professionals engaged on each project teams and adherence to consents and permissions prescribed under the National Monuments Acts, as well as requirements as part of the payment recoupments process.
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