Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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Throwing open the gates, as Mr. Moore mentioned, and inviting the public to monuments can have an impact on them. The proposed Bill refers to education and publicity. There is a fine line between generating civic pride in, and an understanding of, a monument and turning it into a big tourist attraction, because the latter can be detrimental. This is a matter I would like to return to in the second round of questions, having regard to the Heritage Council, in particular.