Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the routine maintenance and conservation of structures (details supplied), as there is significant vegetation growing on them that may damage the structure of all of these historical structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41789/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Archaeological sites in my ownership are presented and maintained by the Office of Public Works. The sites referred to are not in the my ownership and so are not maintained by the OPW.

The sites may meet the criteria for application for grants under the Community Monuments Fund which is administered through the Local Authorities by the National Monuments Service of my Department. The scheme for 2025 has closed but the scheme for 2026 is due to be announced in November.

The Community Monuments Fund provides funding for projects in relation to:

(i) Archaeological Monuments that are included in the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) under the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended);

(ii) Archaeological Monuments that are identified in the Sites and Monuments Record compiled by the National Monuments Service.