Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Another issue has struck us. We had a wonderful opportunity a few months ago to visit the storehouse of the National Museum of Ireland in Swords. We were blown away by the number of artefacts, which, to a certain extent, lie hidden from many. Obviously, there are cycles in artefacts being displayed and not being displayed. For example, there were a mediaeval sword and tiles from the floor of Trim Castle. We do not have a county museum in Meath. Many counties do have one, but many others do not. One of the objectives of many of us on the committee is to make the wonderful, valuable heritage items we have more accessible to people throughout the country. It would be a lovely project to ensure each county had a viable county museum, full to the brim with historical and heritage artefacts from centuries gone by. That would help to educate the local community about the wealth of their own space but also to bring people into the area. Is there a role for the Heritage Council in that regard?