Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 April 2025
462. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided to each local authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in respect of the built heritage investment scheme. [15194/25]
View answer471. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects funded under the 2023 and 2024 historic structures fund, in tabular form. [15243/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 471 together.
My Department funds a range of grant schemes for the repair and conservation of protected structures and certain other historic buildings.
The Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) provides grants of between €2,500 and €50,000 for a wide range of conservation works; the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) provides grants of between €50,000 and €200,000 for similar works at a larger scale. Both schemes are administered in the main by the local authorities with funding from the National Built Heritage Service (NBHS).
The breakdown of BHIS funding allocations per local authority is as follows:
|
Local Authority |
2023 BHIS |
2024 BHIS |
2025 BHIS |
|
Carlow County Council |
€101,000.00 |
€101,000.00 |
€160,959.10 |
|
Cavan County Council |
€103,196.12 |
€103,196.12 |
€192,138.91 |
|
Clare County Council |
€108,275.73 |
€108,275.73 |
€165,720.96 |
|
Cork City Council |
€152,000.00 |
€152,000.00 |
€224,444.67 |
|
Cork County Council |
€169,153.40 |
€169,153.40 |
€484,027.22 |
|
Donegal County Council |
€175,368.93 |
€175,368.93 |
€213,070.70 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€497,800.00 |
€497,800.00 |
€1,123,299.02 |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
€131,400.00 |
€131,400.00 |
€341,100.02 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€107,217.48 |
€107,217.48 |
€182,830.45 |
|
Galway City Council |
€128,200.00 |
€128,200.00 |
€132,551.51 |
|
Galway County Council |
€242,384.47 |
€242,384.47 |
€320,453.05 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€101,000.00 |
€101,000.00 |
€234,458.46 |
|
Kildare County Council |
€139,733.98 |
€139,733.98 |
€244,138.31 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€180,716.50 |
€180,716.50 |
€276,978.17 |
|
Laois County Council |
€106,370.87 |
€106,370.87 |
€195,436.57 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
€101,000.00 |
€101,000.00 |
€113,508.90 |
|
Limerick City & County Council |
€233,881.55 |
€233,881.55 |
€354,887.63 |
|
Longford County Council |
€101,000.00 |
€101,000.00 |
€125,080.54 |
|
Louth County Council |
€140,792.23 |
€140,792.23 |
€269,655.05 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€109,757.28 |
€109,757.28 |
€155,285.49 |
|
Meath County Council |
€139,099.03 |
€139,099.03 |
€260,135.41 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
€101,000.00 |
€101,000.00 |
€166,952.08 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€141,850.49 |
€141,850.49 |
€265,088.02 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€102,984.47 |
€102,984.47 |
€150,347.13 |
|
Sligo County Council |
€107,005.83 |
€107,005.83 |
€176,748.72 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€101,000.00 |
€101,000.00 |
€126,014.41 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
€147,776.70 |
€147,776.70 |
€388,661.57 |
|
Waterford City & County Council |
€223,460.19 |
€223,460.19 |
€314,789.53 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€131,400.00 |
€131,400.00 |
€256,838.69 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€173,174.76 |
€173,174.76 |
€308,763.93 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€101,000.00 |
€101,000.00 |
€175,634.79 |
|
TOTALS |
€4,600,000.00 |
€4,600,000.00 |
€8,099,999.00 |
The total allocation for 2025 is greater than for previous years because grants of between €15,000 and €50,000, which were previously made under the Historic Structures Fund, now form part of the BHIS allocation. Funding is allocated to local authorities based on the number of buildings on the relevant Record of Protected Structures.
In relation to the Historic Structures Fund, the list of projects awarded funding is published by my Department on an annual basis. Projects funded under HSF in 2023 can be found at the following link:
www.buildingsofireland.ie/app/uploads/2023/03/Historic-Structures-Fund-2023-Projects.pdf
Projects funded under the HSF in 2024 can be found at the following link:
www.buildingsofireland.ie/app/uploads/2024/03/Historic-Structures-Fund-2024-Grant-Offers.pdf
Projects awarded funding under HSF in 2025 (announced last week) can be found at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/5aea3-2025-historic-structures-fund-hsf-recommended-grant-offers/
