Results 9,201-9,220 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: The Department is now spending more than â¬20 million a year on archaeology for Carrickmines alone.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: For the Deputy's information, I was not required to do that under the old section 14. I am strengthening the position of the museum by including that provision. It was not a requirement under the Act.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: It is badly needed.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: I visited a site recently at which all the geophysical work, aerial photography and so forth had been completed. The archaeologist explained to me that although it showed potentialââ
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: I was trying to be helpful by agreeing with the Deputy.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: Nothing showed up until the archaeologists went on to the site.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is not fair.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: I substantially reduced the proposal.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: My officials are excellent. I fail to see the Deputy's point.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: The â¬20 million is an annual cost.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: The cost of roads is not â¬20 billion per annum.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am not in a heckling mood.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: Regardless of what I do, the Deputy will not be happy but I will give him one thing â he is good at playing the game.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: How long?
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is what they are trying to do.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: A fortune is being spent on it.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: They are all in place.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: It is due to the courts.
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am trying to be helpful in respect of the points the Deputies raised. As they are aware, this Bill is extremely complicated and it has taken some time to get it to where it is today. The two Deputies are essentially correct in what they said. This Bill deals with two matters. We must complete the M50 in respect of the Carrickmines issue and everybody in the House seems to be agreed that we...
- National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage. (17 Jun 2004)
Martin Cullen: They seem to be saying that they still are. The other part of it is that there is a gap or a vacuum. There are other major infrastructural projects under way about which there is no methodology for any archaeological mitigation because section 14 has been struck down. We must replace that, at least for now, to protect all those archaeological sites. Someone somewhere must be involved in the...