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

I agree with the Deputy on that. Codes of practice will be made available to do what he has set out to achieve with this amendment. As is critical, the responsibilities of landowners will be set out in those codes of practice. That will give effect to what the Deputy is trying to achieve with this amendment. The vast majority of landowners would be proud to have a monument on their farms or land and they take great pride in caring for them. However, it is important they are aware of the law and how they can manage them to prevent any unintended or intentional damage to monuments. The Deputy is correct that there could be changes to agricultural practices in the coming years because of climate change. For those reasons, it is important that these codes of practice are put in place.