Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It does not reference landscapes specifically. To go back to the point raised by Deputies O'Callaghan and Ó Broin, the Valletta Convention is a broad convention that has to be agreed by many signatory nations. What we are doing here is very specific. It not only gives effect to the Valletta Convention but affords a greater level of protection. Because this was raised in the Seanad as well, we are very much giving effect to the Valletta Convention but also going far beyond what it would require. The Bill is much more precise in the drafting requirement in terms of what we are trying to achieve. I hope that gives some assurance in that regard.

On the points made by Deputy Ó Broin, I have given a commitment to review the matter in advance of Report Stage. I take the Deputy's point regarding the notion of context and setting. He referenced the Moore Street national monument. A design team is in place there that will interpret the wider context in terms of the monument, which is under our care. If the Deputy can refine the amendment, we could, perhaps, give consideration to it on Report Stage, if that would be helpful.