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Minister Deenihan announces funding allocation under Heritage Structures at Risk Fund

Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

today (Monday 6th June, 2011), announced the allocations to individual

projects under the Department’s Structures at Risk Fund. Grant offers

have been made to 23 Local Authorities for 31 conservation projects. The

relevant structures are in private and in civic ownership.

Minister said, “This year my Department is in a position to assist with

31 conservation projects. The funding of €650,000 has been allocated to

ensure that the most vulnerable aspects of Ireland’s architectural

heritage can be preserved. It is important to note that only structures

in immediate danger of significant deterioration qualified for

consideration under this scheme”

The Structures at Risk Fund is intended to assist with works to

safeguard structures protected under the Planning and Development Acts

2000-2010 and, in certain cases, works to structures within

Architectural Conservation Areas. Details of the operation of the scheme

issued to each local authority in March 2011.

Details of the successful grant offers under the Fund are listed

hereunder.

Table 1: List of grant offers under Structures at Risk Fund, 2011

Local Authority | Project | Amount Offered €

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Cavan County Council | House | 20,000

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Clare County Council | House | 85,000

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Cork City Council | Retail/Office | 30,000

| Building |

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Cork County Council | Fort | 20,000

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Cork County Council | Thatched House | 8,000

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Dublin City Council | House | 80,587

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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | Oratory | 10,000

County Council | |

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Galway City Council | Thatched House | 8,000

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Galway City Council | Thatched House | 8,000

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Galway County Council | Courthouse | 15,000

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Galway County Council | House | 30,000

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Kerry County Council | Gate Lodge | 15,000

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Kerry County Council | House | 10,000

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Kilkenny County Council | House | 12,000

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Laois County Council | Church | 35,000

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Leitrim County Council | Church | 10,000

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Limerick County Council | Medieval Church | 20,000

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Limerick County Council | House | 8,000

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Longford County Council | Church | 15,000

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Louth County Council | House | 15,000

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Louth County Council | Thatched Property | 8,000

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Mayo County Council | Former Hotel | 20,000

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Meath County Council | Thatched Cottage | 8,000

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Meath County Council | Thatched Cottage | 8,000

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Roscommon County | House | 20,000

Council | |

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Sligo County Council | House | 45,000

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South Dublin County | Weir | 20,000

Council | |

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South Tipperary County | House | 20,000

Council | |

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Westmeath County | House | 20,000

Council | |

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Westmeath County | Church | 20,000

Council | |

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Wicklow County Council | Thatched Cottage | 8,000

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