The Minister of State should note that a dozen protesters are on site objecting to the presence of several 35 tonne caterpillar diggers carrying out work on a daily basis despite the fact that the Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, promised there would only be mini-diggers. There is unseemly haste – which I see at 6.30 a.m. – to the ruination of this site which we may come to regret. The site spans four centuries and the discoveries have included coins, human remains, pottery and other artefacts which give us an interest in how people lived over the period. It has been described by many eminent experts as Ireland's Pompeii or a new Newgrange. It is a spectacular site, one well worth preserving. The Minister of State should remember that when one makes decisions like this, they are forever and that it would be a great pity if this road project went ahead on this route if the reasons it was re-routed were subject to serious and uncomfortable questions.