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Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017): Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...but for the future and for the generations to come that will use the canals and the walkways that run alongside them. It was a retrograde step not to have it as a stand-alone measure. However, we are where we are and we will engage with the Minister as best we can. There is going to have to be some compromise because, without the democratic accountability and without those assurances...

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