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Donegal County
Council has been granted €137,000 to conserve
architecturally important buildings in Inishowen and
throughout the county.
The funding is part of the annual round of
architectural conservation grants for local
authorities allocated by the Department of Heritage
and Local Government.
Deputy Cecilia Keaveney said it was important that
such culturally important structures were protected
from large-scale development.
"It is even more important during periods of
sustained economic growth that we seek to protect
our built heritage which can come under threat from
large-scale development.
"I certainly believe that this will become an area
of growing importance in the coming years. This
Government's contribution to local authorities does
go towards addressing this area of growing concern."
In addition to the €137,000, a grant of €33,000 will
be allocated to each local authority towards
employing a conservation officer. Donegal already
has such an officer.
Meanwhile,
Deputy Keaveney said the annual scheme was "an
important one for protecting our built heritage".
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