278. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form by county and project category of the distribution of funds by his Department in 2013 on the issue of landscape heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29996/14]

My Department does not directly provide financial support for landscape heritage projects. The Heritage Council, which is a statutory body funded by my Department, provides grant aid across a range of heritage issues, some of which relate to landscape issues. The Deputy may wish to contact the Heritage Council directly in this regard. It may be noted that I recently published Ireland's first ever draft National Landscape Strategy, which is now open for public consultation. The draft Strategy is available for viewing on my Department's website www.ahg.gov.ie.