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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Professor Kealy for a very interesting presentation. I wish him well in his work with the Royal Irish Academy in the compilation of the dictionary of art and architecture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If a witness is directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and the witness continues to so do, the witness is entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of his or her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: There is no need to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: It is at the back of the presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. Connolly. I will call out the names of speakers and it is fair enough if anyone does not wish to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I urge Mr. Connolly Heron to please not use language such as “smear”. We are trying to maintain a reasonable, balanced committee meeting. I sincerely ask him to respect that and not to engage in inflammatory language.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Mr. Connolly Heron’s five minutes are up. Does he have much more to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. Connolly Heron. I call Mr. John Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. Conway and call Mr. John Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. Daly. I call Mr. Dominic Dunne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: If I may interrupt, if anybody wishes to say who they are connected to or if they want to indicate who their relative was they should feel free to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I must ask Mr. Dunne to conclude. We must move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Point taken. I will move on to the next speaker, Ms Muriel McAuley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: You are very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Ms McAuley. I call Mr. Colm MacGeehin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: For the purposes of making efficient use of the delegations’ and our own time, will members ask questions? They do not need to give a Second Stage speech and ask the visitors to agree with them because that is not a question. Members should ask a brief question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Is it agreed that we circulate it to all the members? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: There are four to answer those questions. I will begin with Dublin City Council and then move on to Mr. Connolly Heron, Mr. Mac Geehin and Mr. Connolly.