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

That will be required. Okay.

Let me go through four quick responses. With respect to the public access issues, the response is poor in the following sense. The amendments do not call for unrestricted, unlimited, unfettered access. By trying to provide public access, it is clearly reasonable for that access to be determined in terms of safety and nothing damaging or impinging on the areas or monuments being accessed. In that sense, I do not think issues of safety, potential damage to the historic monuments, etc., present a risk because public access would be managed and regulated and, in certain circumstances, could be restricted. That could be done by way of regulation. I therefore do not accept the Minister of State's arguments with respect to the public access issues.

If, with respect to amendment No. 404, the Minister of State is saying categorically - I think he is but he might just confirm this - that it is his intention to ensure there is reference to the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, I am more than happy to withdraw-----