Policy
The role of The Heritage Council is to propose policies and priorities for the identification, protection, preservation and enhancement of the national heritage. Here you will find Heritage Council policies for a variety of heritage areas of interest and internal Heritage Council procedural policies.
Heritage Policy Papers
Guidelines for any Reports being carried out for the Heritage Council
Download Guidelines for Reports Carried out for the Heritage Council [PDF 554KB]
Recommendations For The Establishment Of A National Biological Records Centre
Recommendations For The Establishment Of A National Biological Records Centre [PDF 2.87MB]
Built And Natural Farmland Habitats
Integrating Policies For Irelands Inland Waterways
Download Integrating Policies For Irelands Inland Waterways [PDF 6.43MB]
Valuing Heritage In Ireland
Policy Paper On Urban Archaeology & The National Heritage
Download Policy Paper On Urban Archaeology & The National Heritage [PDF 1.07MB]
Heritage Council's Policy Paper on: Agriculture and the National Heritage (1999)
Archaeology and Forestry in Ireland 1998 Paper
Heritage Council's Policy Paper on: Forestry and the National Heritage 1999
Heritage Council's Policy Paper on: Forestry and the National Heritage 1999 [PDF 106KB]
Policies and Priorities for the National Heritage
Download Policies and Priorities for the National Heritage [PDF 58.5KB]
Towards Policies For Irelands Heritage
Policy Paper on Ireland's Landscape & the National Heritage
Download Policy Paper on Ireland's Landscape and the National Heritage [PDF 286KB]
Policy Paper on Heritage Awareness in Ireland
Download Policy Paper on Heritage Awareness in Ireland [PDF 2.17MB]
Heritage Council Internal Policies
NEWS
Current water shortages highlight critical role of biodiversity in provision of adequate, safe supply
As the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 is launched, Cliona O’Brien, Wildlife Officer at the Heritage Council examines the reality of biodiversity in Ireland.
