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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 09, 2009
QUESTION NO. 17
QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy
To ask the Manager if he can advise members on the anticipated date for publication of the County Heritage Plan, and if it will be possible to brief members before the Annual Budget meeting on anticipated expenditure required to implement any actions in the plan proposed for 2010?
REPLY:
The County Heritage Forum met 4 times between January 2009 and April 2009 during which time the precise details of the objectives and actions of the Heritage Plan were discussed. At the meeting on 23rd April, the Heritage Officer presented a final amalgamated working draft of the County Heritage Plan to the Heritage Forum for agreement. Design and layout of the document was undertaken in conjunction with the Drawing Office.
Following the re-formation of the SPCs, it is expected that the Heritage Plan will be presented to the next Economic Development and Planning SPC.
The Heritage Forum reconvened on 7th October 2009 to discuss possible actions that can be undertaken in 2010, assuming successful progress of the Heritage Plan through Council and subject to budgetary constraints
The preparation of the 2010 budget is currently under way and the provision for the preparation and production of the Heritage Plan and for 2010 actions will be presented to the members as part of the ongoing budgetary discussions