Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-27
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Malcolm Noonan (GP), Carlow-Kilkenny

I apologise to Deputy Sherlock if I have caused confusion by my confusion. Amendment No. 28 deals with landscape. As I said, landscape designation areas are already in the Planning and Development Act - I think it is section 274. Amendment No. 28 deals with locations, landscape areas, where a monument could be located rather than the monuments themselves which the Bill intends to protect. I hope that clears that up. There is already a level of protection for landscapes in the planning and development legislation, which achieves what the Deputy is setting out to achieve under amendment No. 28. As I said, it is not referenced in the Valletta Convention in any event.
In response to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan, the results of the battlefield project are now being prepared for publication and they will be used in the new register as proposed. I can give confirmation on that. The registration process is a process it needs to go through in terms of determination of that. However, it is a really valuable piece of research which will help inform the register.

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Sitting date: 2023-09-27