Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Bill also refers to matters to which the Minister may have regard. Some of these relate to archaeological or heritage protection, the environment, the policy of Government — whatever that might be at a particular point — cost implications, etc.

It is clear that the Bill is a prescription to allow the Minister to order that an archaeological obstacle to a particular development be bulldozed.

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