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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 229: In page 103, to delete line 17.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 231: In page 105, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "(6) Where an archaeological object is the subject of an auction, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, personally or through an authorised representative, intervene following the conclusion of the auction but prior to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I will withdraw amendment No. 242 and reserve the right to bring it back on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 236: In page 111, line 2, after “authority” to insert “or public body”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 237: In page 111, line 24, after “interest,” to insert “or that it would improve access by the public to their archaeological heritage, or advance a more balanced regional distribution of such heritage,”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 238: In page 111, to delete lines 31 to 33.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendments No. 239: In page 111, to delete line 36.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 242: In page 117, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(5) A person shall not destroy an archaeological object.”

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 247: In page 133, line 34, after “specify” to insert “in both official languages, with the Irish text no less prominent or legible than the English text”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 262: In page 143, line 6, after “practitioners,” to insert “with the consent of the Joint Oireachtas Committee with responsibility for cultural heritage,”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 264: In page 144, line 17, after “Minister” to insert “or Ard Mhusaem na hÉireann”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 266: In page 148, after line 39, to insert the following: “Report on alignment of development with protection and conservation 169.The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining a review of the proposals and objectives within the National Development Plan and their consistency...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 267: In page 148, after line 39, to insert the following: “Report on consistency with international and climate obligations 169. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining a review of the provisions of this Act and their consistency with— (a) the Valletta Convention, (b)...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 268: In page 148, after line 39, to insert the following: “Report on consistency with international and climate obligations 169. The Minister shall, in carrying out his or her functions under this Act, ensure that they act in a manner consistent with the following: (a) the Valletta Convention; (b) the European Landscape Convention of the Council of Europe;...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 269: In page 150, line 25, to delete “5 years” and substitute “7 years”. Sinn Féin believes that stronger penalties should be put in place for violation of our heritage legislation. The current enforcement is already inadequate. Even with the penalties in the legislation, prosecutions are very rare. There have only been six in the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: Will the Minister of State give a commitment to look at these amendments on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: Will the Minister of State consider increasing the deterrent? We know the maximum sentence can go from three to five years. We are seeking to increase that from five years to seven years.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 270: In page 150, line 31, to delete “€10,000” and substitute “€10,000,000”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 271: In page 150, line 32, to delete “3 years” and substitute “5 years”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 276: In page 153, line 7, to delete “€50,000” and substitute “€5,000,000”.