Andrew Doyle T.D. today welcomed the announcement of €624,000 in funding to upgrade and protect heritage buildings by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Structures at Risk Fund 2015. Speaking on the announcement, Andrew Doyle TD commented that “In 2011, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht introduced a new scheme, entitled the Structures at Risk Fund (SRF) .The Fund is used to safeguard structures in private and civic ownership, protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, and can also apply to some structures within Architectural Conservation Areas. Typical works funded under the scheme include roof repairs, structural consolidation and measures to ensure weather … Continue reading Fund to Safeguard Heritage Structures a Further Boost for Wicklow’s Tourism Industry – Doyle