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If you have an idea for a heritage project and are not sure how or where to start, we encourage you to check out some of the following resources:
Giving thought leadership and expert advice is a core part of the Heritage Council’s work.
All infrastructure developments impact on our national heritage. The Heritage Council has played a critical role providing expert policy advice to the Minister and has helped Ireland meet its international obligations across a wide range of areas since it was set up.
Our policy advice has led to important developments for the long term benefit of Ireland’s heritage. The establishment of the National Biodiversity Data Centre and the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland grew out of policy advice developed by the Heritage Council. Our ongoing work on agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy has ensured a shift in benefits for those farming for nature conservation as well as investments in traditional farm buildings, care for archaeological monuments and developing additional skills for farmers in conservation.
In recent years the Heritage Council has used its policy advice function to assist government in its policy formulation in a wide range of areas.
The Heritage Council’s reports on On-shore Wind Farm Sector in Ireland: Planning in Harmony with Heritage 2015, Landscape Character Assessment in Ireland: A Baseline Audit and Evaluation 2006 and a Review of the Pilot Upper Shannon Tax Incentive Scheme submitted to the Department in 2005 provide important, independent advice on changing land use and its impact on the national heritage.
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Get Involved
You have an important role in helping to care for our precious and diverse heritage. From recording insects in your garden to securing a local monument, you can play a big part in protecting and preserving our natural and historic legacy.
Our Policy Advice & Submissions
The following is a list of recent examples where the Heritage Council has used its policy advice function to assist government in its policy formulation in a wide range of areas.
Our role in the Planning Process
The planning system is a primary means to ensure the care and management of built, cultural and natural heritage.
Onshore Windfarms
The Heritage Council seeks to ensure that the development of the renewable energy sector in Ireland can be carried out in harmony with our unique and world-renowned national heritage
Renewing your Historic Town or Village
Helping to make your town or village a better place in which to live can be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do. Below are a set of helpful publications, presentations and links we think will make the process easier.
Improving your traditional building
There are an estimated 175,000 buildings still standing in Ireland that were constructed before 1919. Thousands more were built between the two world wars. With proper care and maintenance almost all of these buildings will continue to endure.