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

I move amendment No. 193:

In page 91, lines 24 and 25, to delete “in so far as may be practicable” and substitute “in so far as possible”.

This is about the maintenance and presentation of national monuments. The wording in the Bill about the duty placed on the local authority in terms of the maintenance of national monuments is set at a low level. This is a low legal bar, and there are carve-outs in the rest of the section that lower the bar further. With that in mind, I am seeking a decent standard. Why should we go for the lowest possible standard when we could go for a decent one? "In so far as possible" is a better wording and balance.