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

I am sorry. I will not come in again. However, I want to comment on that. It is great that the Minister of State is giving us assurances that the Heritage Council is going to get more resources. However, he is not even able to tell us what resources it has at the moment. How many historians and archaeologists are employed by the Heritage Council? That is a fair question. We are talking about the resources it needs in order to give the advice in lieu of a national monuments advisory council. That is basic information that we should have. If that is going to be expanded, great, but expanded from what base? The Minister of State should be able to tell us that and indicate how much he is going to expand it. With the best will in the world, this legislation is coming into place as the Government is coming towards the end of its term of office. What if the next Government does not honour those commitments in regard to extra staff and resources? We will be stuck with this legislation and no national monuments advisory council. I would be concerned about that.