173. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many thatched houses are falling into ruin in view of the fact that owners cannot afford the 60 or 70 thousand euros needed to redo the thatch; if he will consider revisiting the issue identifying the thatched houses that are realistically capable of being maintained allowing him to then make adequate grant aid available to these smaller amount of houses in order to prevent the vast majority of thatched houses disappearing into dereliction in the next few years. [19320/13]

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173. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many thatched houses are falling into ruin in view of the fact that owners cannot afford the 60 or 70 thousand euros needed to redo the thatch; if he will consider revisiting the issue identifying the thatched houses that are realistically capable of being maintained allowing him to then make adequate grant aid available to these smaller amount of houses in order to prevent the vast majority of thatched houses disappearing into dereliction in the next few years. [19320/13]

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1. 24 April 2013

   Architectural Heritage

   173. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many thatched houses are falling into ruin in view of the fact that owners cannot afford the 60 or 70 thousand euros needed to redo the thatch; if he will consider revisiting the issue identifying the thatched houses that are realistically capable of being maintained allowing him to then make adequate grant aid available to these smaller amount of houses in order to prevent the vast majority of thatched houses disappearing into dereliction in the next few years. [19320/13]

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