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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 60: In page 34, line 18, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. This is quite a simple amendment, which tries to ensure the Minister of the day shall not simply look at something, but will act. At the moment, the section states "may." This amendment will change that to "shall", which is more positive and actionable. A potential Minister...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister of State. Obviously, the intention would never be to have a situation that would undermine the prescription of relevant things. I hope most, if not all, Deputies would back that. The intention is to try to ensure the exact opposite of that. The wording may be clumsy, but the idea is to ensure that where a Minister or a Department is slow to act, or show a lack of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will withdraw the amendment in light of what the Minister of State said and but I may reintroduce it on Report Stage in a different format if I still feel there is a gap in understanding. The key is to ensure that monuments are protected and that at least the circumstances of discovery and so on are as protected as well, to aid archaeologists so that it is not a burden on somebody to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 68: In page 37, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “An Chomhairle um Séadchomharthaí Náisiunta 14. (1) The Minister shall establish by order an advisory council to be called and known as An Chomhairle um Séadchomharthaí Náisiunta agus Seandálaíocht (in this Act referred to as the “CSN”)...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I know what the Minister of State said. With the best will in the world, the Heritage Council thus far has not had sufficient resources to carry out its duties. That is not the fault of the Minister of State. It is the fault of successive Governments. There are many more, and not just in terms of our built heritage. There is our environmental heritage as well. That requires a good deal...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will withdraw it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 69: In page 37, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “An tOmbudsman Oidhreachta agus Cultúir 14.The Minister shall, no later than 6 months following the enactment of this Act, have commissioned, published, and laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas, a report on the merits of, and logistical requirements for, establishing An tOmbudsman...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amendment No. 79a is to delete "may" and insert "shall".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is a simple one to make sure action is taken. It is self-explanatory. Amendment No. 80 makes the same argument I made in respect of amendment No. 78, which is about the surrounding context. Amendment No. 81 seeks, in page 38, line 15, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". It is to require the Minister to take into account topographical features and boundaries where it is currently...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I understand somewhat where the Minister of State is coming from. Most businesses and Departments will always wish to have an element of discretion. Some of those elements of discretion have led to the destruction of some national monuments in this State over the years where Ministers did not have the same interests as the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, has. We only need to look at the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 71: In page 37, to delete lines 26 and 27 and substitute the following: “(a) all prescribed monuments known to the Minister, and”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 72: In page 37, line 29, to delete “Register.” and substitute the following: “Register, and (c) any battle sites or locations which played a key role in the revolutionary period of 1916 to 1923 which resulted in the formation of the State, including the integrity of these sites in their surrounding context.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 73: 73. In page 37, line 29, to delete “Register.” and substitute the following: “Register, and (a) any battlefield, to be defined as an area or areas in which the majority or decisive element of fighting, combat or related activities of a battle took place, insofar as such area or areas are identifiable and geographically definable, and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 74: In page 37, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(4) (a) Members of the public may petition the Minister to include a relevant thing as a monument in the Register where they consider it to have archaeological, architectural, artistic, cultural, including intangible culture, historic, linguistic, traditional interest or where it holds amenity...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 75: In page 37, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(4) The place name and name of a monument in the Register and for official purposes shall be in the Irish language only.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 76: In page 37, line 31, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 77: In page 37, line 36, to delete “and”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 78: In page 38, line 4, to delete “thing.” and substitute the following: “thing, and (iii) the integrity of the monument within its surrounding context.”.