Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. I have two questions. The first is for the delegates from the Heritage Council. There is a key point in their opening statement that they did not reach:

However, the spaces between monuments and the area surrounding monuments or their 'setting' has proven more difficult to protect. In some cases, the setting of a monument, whether it be a visual connection with another monument or with a natural feature (e.g., a point on the horizon or a hilltop) is integral to its understanding and meaning. This part of archaeological heritage management has proven more difficult than protecting the actual footprint of the monument.

Is that provided for in existing legislation or sufficiently? If it is not in the legislation before us, where is it addressed? What are the delegates' views on that?