Financial assistance is being given to 21 councils to implement projects and restoration interventions on 75 historic places or works of art.

These include 46 niches, 15 statues, seven chandeliers, an altar, a monument and a painting.

The assistance is being given by the Parliamentary Secretariat responsible for councils through the scheme for the financing of the restoration of historic places, launched this year and aimed at assisting councils restore historic areas in their locality.

The councils will be given €161,000 in assistance but they would have to fork out their care to implement the projects.

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