I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I want to speak briefly on amendments Nos. 10, 11 and 12. It makes complete sense. The National Museum of Ireland has an amazing track record and would have been a consultee in all of this in the past or up to now. I note that the Minister of State has done a great deal of reform in the Heritage Council. This council was on its knees a number of years ago but the Minister of State got it up and running again. There were parties in government which wanted it abolished or scrapped, or certainly to have its powers wou…

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 13: In page 41, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “Record of protected monuments 19. (1) It will be a requirement of Planning Authorities to include the register of protected monuments in the appendix of their City/County Development Plans. (2) It will be a requirement of Planning Authorities to reference protected monuments on their City/County Development Plan maps.”.

We have discussed this proposal previously. It seeks to introduce a new section relating to protected monuments. It will require planning authorities to refer to the protected monuments in their city or county development plans in both their written statement and their development plan. This is not new; it reflects the current situation. At our previous debate on the Bill, I brought in copies of a few appendices from various councils and showed them to the Minister of State. I had a look at them again today. I spok…

I am not happy with that. The Minister of State is not telling us, for example, that he is committed to driving that through. He could have said I made an excellent point and that he, as Minister of State with responsibility for heritage, will drive that through in the planning and development Bill, but he did not say that. We have to be pragmatic. Today, we are debating the History and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023. If this provision were enshrined in this primary legislation, it would have to be considered in…

I second the amendment.

I welcome the Minister of State and my Commencement matter relates to the issue of new rural housing guidelines. As she will be aware, the Government has promised these guidelines for a number of years. I have a letter dated 9 May 2017 in front of me from the then Minister who promised that there would be rural guidelines. I am sure the Minister of State will also be aware of the Flemish decree and the conflict in terms of European law regarding the suggestion about rural housing and regulation within the European …

I thank the Minister of State. I agree with her. I did not believe I would have here today a Minister of State who lives in the same constituency as me. Let me quote the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown development plan, on which we are ad idem . It states it should be the policy of the planning authority to consider new proposals for one-off housing in areas outside the boundaries of established settlements, in accordance with the rural housing objectives and subject to compliance with normal planning and environmental crit…

I thank the Cathaoirleach, and thank the Deputy Leader for setting out the proposed Order of Business. I want to start off by thanking Senator Catherine Ardagh, and former Senator, Averil Power, the CEO of the Irish Cancer Society, for organising the Daffodil Day coffee morning in the House this morning. It was very well attended, and I thank all involved, and the Irish Cancer Society for the enormous work it does in supporting people with cancer. We all know of its great work. I do not know if anyone listened to "…

I move amendment No. 1: In page 29, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “ Valletta Convention 3. (1) Nothing in this Act shall violate the definitions, principles and requirements outlined in the Valletta Convention to which Ireland is a signatory. (2) The Minister and the Department shall be required to ensure that all definitions, principles and requirements laid out in this Act comply with the Valletta Convention upon and during its implementation. (3) The Minister shall be empowered to establish r…

I welcome the Minister of State and his officials back to the House. I do not think much has changed since we last spoke. I am pursuing this amendment. However, I first welcome the people in the Public Gallery. There are some experts here from this area. I am sure they are also known to the Minister of State. I have again studied the responses in relation to Valletta. There are a number of facets to amendment No. 1. It has four subsections. I will once more read them into the record. The first states "Nothing in th…

I thank the Minister of State. I know what he has set out. It is interesting that he raised some concerns about the Valletta Convention. He has been the Minister of State with responsibility for heritage for the past two and a half years. I do not know what he has done about it. If he had concerns about this international treaty, it warrants further teasing out through a Commencement matter or some other mechanism. A Minister of State with responsibility for heritage is telling the House that he has concerns and ta…

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.