Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
9:00 am
Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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They are not obstacles within the Department but rather legal obstacles. There is legislation from Europe, for example, relating to habitats and special areas of conservation. All these must be taken into account. I mentioned a few minutes ago that work can only be carried out on a seasonal basis because of the sensitivities of where the work is done.