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

The Minister would in the normal course consider submissions from anyone if people feel minded to write in to the Minister of the day. Again there is the issue of imposing a duty to consider each proposal again, which might not be soundly based. I think that is why the expert opinion and views are required. That would be burdensome. The aim is to have a really proactive programme of assigning special protection administered by the National Monuments Service. Certainly, members of the public can make their concerns known but we have to ask whether their concerns are based on the best archaeological advice in terms of what is required.