
Tralee Town Centre Health Check
The Tralee Town Centre Health Check Report 2017 focuses on the survey results of a number of key indicators of the overall health of the town centre including: level of town centre activities, land use/commercial mix, pedestrian footfall patterns and business operators and shoppers’ perceptions of the quality of the environment of the historic county town.
- Foilsithe ag: Kerry County Council and The Heritage Council

Children and the Outdoors
Contact with the outdoors and natural heritage among children aged 5 to 12: Current trends, benefits, barriers and researdh requirements
Léigh tuilleadhLeigh níos lúThe research was conducted for the Heritage Council at University College Cork under Professor Ursula Kilkelly of the School of Law. The research team was: Dr Helen Lynch and Alice Moore, School of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science; Dr Angela O’Connell and Sarah C Field, School of Law.
- Foilsithe ag: The Heritage Council

Biodiversity Awareness,understanding and Impact of its Loss
Market research to provide up-to-date data on consumer awareness, understanding and interest in biodiversity, following an initial benchmark survey in 2010.
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Heritage Awareness Survey 2015
Research carried out by Behaviour and Attitudes in March 2015 on behalf of the Heritage Council had some good news about people’s interest in and involvement in heritage locally.
Léigh tuilleadhLeigh níos lúDespite the increasingly fragmented nature of our media and the growing pull towards a more individualistic lifestyle we still find time to contribute to our places, be it volunteering in towns, villages or more rural settings and have a growing understanding of the value of heritage as it contributes to our identify, well-being and economy.
- Foilsithe ag: The Heritage Council
- An t-údar/ na húdair: Elaine Sloane, Behaviour and Attitudes

Assessment of Possible Fiscal Incentives in Relation to the Built Heritage in Ireland’ s Towns
This report assesses if specified fiscal instruments and other measures could and should be used to incentivise investment in the built heritage in Irish towns.
Léigh tuilleadhLeigh níos lúParticular focus of the analysis is on assessing which fiscal incentives (i.e. tax allowances) might be most effective and beneficial. Various options are assessed using a multi-criteria analysis. The report concludes that a restructured
version of the Living Cities Initiative holds promise.
- Foilsithe ag: The Heritage Council
- An t-údar/ na húdair: Peter Bacon

Economic Value of Ireland's Historic Environment
A study to determine the value of Ireland's Historic Environment to the country's economic and social well-being.
Léigh tuilleadhLeigh níos lúA core aim of the study has been to determine the current value of economic activity generated by Ireland's historic environment: primarily through quantifying levels of employment and national income which may be attributed, both directly and indirectly. The study has also identified the wider community benefits or public goods that Ireland's historic environment provides, and has assessed the potential for Ireland's historic environment to aid sustainable growth and economic recovery.
- Foilsithe ag: Ecorys

Biodiversity Awareness, Understanding & Impact of its Loss
A Barometer Survey prepared by Martha Fanning for the Heritage Council. Market research was required to measure consumer awareness, understanding and interest in biodiversity.
The research approach was an agreed questionnaire, measuring awareness, understanding and impact of its loss in the April No.2 wave of B&A’s 'Barometer' survey. Barometer is a nationally representative survey of the adult population, aged 16+, quota controlled on gender, age, social class and region to correctly reflect the known demographics of the Republic of Ireland. It comprises of 1,000 interviews. The fieldwork took place between 13th - 22nd April, 2010.
- Foilsithe ag: The Heritage Council
- An t-údar/ na húdair: Martha Fanning


