Ms Shirley Clerkin:

When people use metal detectors they often disturb the archeology and the chronology of where they find objects. People are not allowed to use metal detectors in Ireland because they might disturb an archeological site and then lose the context for the finds, which means that they have an object in isolation without its context.

A number of very good archeological summer schools are being run through the Heritage Council and heritage officer programme, for example, the Blackfriary summer school in Meath. Quite a few have been set up recently through the heritage officer programme to democratise archeological practice and allow people get involved in actual digs. The Tea Lane one in Kilkenny is another example. Those are very good practices rather than allowing people go in with metal detectors. Will I take the Senator's other question?