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

I move amendment No. 234:

In page 108, to delete lines 20 and 21 and substitute the following: "(c) the inspection would pose a risk to the health or safety of the person who would otherwise carry out the inspection on behalf of the Board,

(d) the inspection is not merited or is otherwise unnecessary, or

(e) the return is trivial or vexatious.".

These amendments mirror those I proposed in the first session relating to discoveries of prescribed monuments. The section provides for the procedures that must be followed when the discovery of an archaeological object is reported. Under section 101(6), an inspection of the object, or the site where it was discovered, may need to take place. The amendment intends to remove a requirement to carry out an inspection of a site if there is a risk to the health or safety of the inspector.

Amendment No. 235 is to make it clear that the general powers provided under the Bill to carry out inspections applies in situations relating to reports of discoveries of archaeological objects.