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

I move amendment No. 26:

In page 23, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:

“ “immediate surroundings”, in relation to a monument, means such areas immediately surrounding the monument, in addition to the surrounding area (if any) of the monument, where works, if carried out therein, could adversely affect—

(a) the monument, or

(b) any relevant thing of a relevant interest which, taking into account the type of monument which the monument is, it would be reasonable to consider might be in the vicinity of the monument;”.

The definition of the term "immediate surroundings" primarily relates to work carried out, or proposed to be carried out, at, on, in, under or to monuments. These works can be authorised by way of a licence or if a notification procedure has been complied with. This amendment revises the existing definition to help to ensure that an over-extended scope cannot be applied to the definition of "immediate surroundings" and to provide for the protection of other relevant things of relevant interest that may be located around a monument.