The Irish Times

The Dublin city manager has rejected calls for the retention of about 500 buildings on the record of protected structures. In a report on submissions made on the Dublin Draft Development Plan which was given to councillors this week, Mr John Fitzgerald said the buildings which are proposed for deletion from the overall record of 9,500 structures are "predominantly modest brick buildings which are not considered to be special". He said the deletions were necessary to ensure the record conformed to the requirements of new planning legislation. It was "generally accepted" that the record contained buildings that do not have the necessary "special characteristics" to merit continued inclusion on the list, he said.