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87. Mr. Callely   asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he will give a breakdown of the allocation of moneys and projects of the £28.55 million National Monuments and Historic Properties under the EU Operational Programme for Tourism, 1994 to 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12209/96]
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (Mr. M. Higgins): The following is a provisional allocation of the sum of £28.55 million:
| Project |
Estimated Cost |
| |
£'000 |
| 1. Access-Information |
500 |
| 2. Boyne Valley |
500 |
| 3. Great Blasket Island |
2,000 |
| 4. Portumna Castle |
1,000 |
| 5. Ardfert Cathedral |
1,200 |
| 6. Donegal Castle |
400 |
| 7. Roscrea Castle |
800 |
| 8. Ormonde Castle |
100 |
| 9. St. Audoen's |
400 |
| 10. Newmills, County Donegal |
300 |
| 11. Dún Aonghasa |
300 |
| 12. Tintern Abbey |
400 |
| 13. Rathfarnham Castle |
1,200 |
| 14. Castletown House |
3,000 |
| 15. Trim Castle |
3,000 |
| 16. Maynooth Castle |
1,000 |
| 17. Iveagh Gardens |
200 |
| 18. Scattery Island |
400 |
| 19. Charlesfort |
500 |
| 20. Kilkenny Castle |
1,500 |
| 21. Kilmacduagh, County Galway |
200 |
| 22. French Church, Waterford |
300 |
| 23. Dungarvan Castle |
500 |
| 24. Dunmore Caves |
300 |
| 25. Fore Abbey |
200 |
| 26. Grange Castle |
250 |
| 27. Monuments on Lough Key |
300 |
| 28. Adare Castle |
500 |
| 29. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery |
200 |
| 30. Durrow Abbey |
400 |
| 31. Botanic Gardens |
2,000 |
| 32. Barryscourt Castle |
500 |
| 33. Dunamase Castle |
300 |
| 34. Gowran Church |
200 |
| 35. Aughnanure Castle |
100 |
| 36. Boyle Abbey |
200 |
| 37. Sligo Abbey |
200 |
| 38. Mainguard, Clonmel |
1,000 |
| 39. Ennis Friary |
200 |
| 40. Hill of Tara |
300 |
| [1897]41. Iniscealtra Church & Round Tower |
300 |
| 42. War Memorial Park |
300 |
| 43. Kilmallock (Merchants House) |
300 |
| 44. Desmond Castle, Newcastlewest |
300 |
| 45. Mooghaun Hillsfort |
500 |
| Total |
28,550 |
The Deputy will appreciate that the amounts allocated to certain projects may vary depending on project costs which cannot be determined precisely in advance in the case of restoration work.
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