Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

There is a heritage policy. Archaeology has changed dramatically because it is now planning led. That is not a bad thing, as Deputy Quinn said, because we would not discover these artefacts without the massive investment in infrastructure. That is why they are coming to light. There are archaeologists who would prefer not to see these sites touched, for them to be built over and left in situ and undisturbed. It is the legitimate point of view of some archaeologists.

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