Mr. Rónán Swan:

The question around Part 7 is interesting. It is something we feel is an essential part of the Bill. In the public administration of archaeology in Ireland, we have a vibrant commercial sector of professional archaeologists and a wide range of specialists who are contributing to the preservation of our record in terms of archaeologists being environmentalists and so on.

One of the key roles has been that of the site inspector. Under legislation, inspectors are approved through licence eligibility by the National Monuments Service. That is a process which has evolved over time so-----