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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 1: In page 17, line 18, to delete “Historic and Archaeological Heritage Act 2023” and substitute “Historic, Archaeological and Cultural Heritage and National Monuments Act 2023”. I apologise to the Minister of State for keeping him waiting. He understands, I suppose, the background to this amendment. It was discussed at the earlier...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have just one comment. I do not see how broadening the content of the Title of the Bill would narrow its scope in any manner. What it really does is make much more explicit the range of things the Bill seeks to promote and protect. I understand, however, that the Minister of State will not accept the amendment. I will press it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Amendment No. 69 is pretty self-explanatory. It seeks to commission a report by the Minister within six months of the enactment of the legislation on the merits of logistical requirements for establishing a dedicated ombudsman for the culture and heritage sector. I will press the amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: In line with the previous amendment, these are also report requests. One relates to the consistency of the national development plan with heritage and policy obligations, including the sustainable development goals and climate action plan objectives. The other relates to reviewing the consistency of the Act, obviously, with the Valletta Convention given the importance of that international...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: First, the Minister of State's amendment No. 288 does not deal with the real intention of our amendment No. 69, which is with regard to the need for an ombudsman for the culture and heritage sector. There is no mechanism under the Bill for people to submit complaints to an independent office when public bodies fail in their obligations. We know that happens far too often. There is a real...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I was going to say that because I think it is quite important.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: With respect to amendments Nos. 13, 18 and 22, I suspect the Senators who the Minister of State discussed these matters with will probably be less than satisfied with his propositions, but given that they have to go back to the Seanad I will let the Minister of State fight that out with them at a later Stage. I am keen to hear, very briefly, the Minister of State's response to my amendment...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for the clarification and response on the latter two amendments. With respect to the substance of amendment No. 191, which is to ensure the same protection and care for discovered burial grounds - such as the two categories I mentioned - as official burial grounds, can the Minister of State convince me that the provisions elsewhere in the Bill that allow such...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: So, in all cases where an object is either disposed of or destroyed, a licence will have to be secured, setting out the reasons and the manner in which it will be disposed of or destroyed or both? Yes. A licence from the National Museum will be required. I hope that gives some assurance.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: What will be the criteria against which the museum will grant such a licence?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will that be set out in subsequent regulations or a statutory instrument to provide absolute clarity?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: In what form? Will it be by way of regulations or something else?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Those criteria are in the legislation under section 151. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is a lengthy section and I do not want to delay the progress of the amendments, but does it stipulate the types of criteria, such as a threat to public health? Will the Minister of State or the officials comment on that with reference to the relevant subsection?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Removal is one thing, but the permitted destruction of an archaeological object is another. Should there not be some guidance, if not necessarily in primary legislation? In fact, regulations may be more appropriate because they can be adapted to deal with specific circumstances that may arise and may not have been considered previously.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 8: In page 19, to delete lines 13 and 14 and substitute the following: “ “archaeological heritage” shall include structures, constructions, groups of buildings, developed sites, moveable objects, monuments of other kinds, as well as their context, whether situated on land or under water;”. I will speak to amendments Nos. 8 to 10,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise; I forgot to speak to amendment No. 12. This proposed amendment is pretty straightforward. It seeks to expand the existing definition of "archaeological heritage" to include the words "and surrounding contexts". We have a concern that the current definition could be interpreted as limiting archaeological heritage to settings and attendant grounds, the property or grounds...