Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Dr. Sharon Greene:

I can only speak anecdotally from my interactions with the public, with our readers and contributors and with people in the various organisations. Yes, it is a growing problem at the moment. Despite the fact some people are aware they should not be doing it without a licence, there are also people who are interpreting the current national monuments legislation to their own benefit and misunderstanding it.

Therefore, yes, it is a problem.