Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This amendment relates to exempted developments. The relevant section I am looking to amend states:

Development (other than development that is exempted development by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) of section 146) shall not be exempted development for the purposes of this Act if— (a) in the case of a protected structure or a proposed protected structure, it materially affects or would materially affect the character of—

(i) the structure, or

(ii) any element of the structure that contributes to its special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest,

I want to include a further subparagraph that would state, "(iii) the surrounding context of the structure.". The best way of explaining this is with respect to Moore Street and the fact it is not just the building or attachment to the building but also the surrounding structure and streetscape, particularly where it is of enormous historic importance. I hope the Minister will be able to accept the amendment as presented or the spirit of it and come back on Report Stage with improved wording.