Given these circumstances it is not considered necessary or appropriate to place a temporary preservation order on the site. Such orders are used to address unexpected or unauthorised circumstances which may place the archaeological heritage at risk. Their use is not appropriate where, as in the current case, there is an agreed strategy to preserve and mitigate the archaeology of a site. I am conscious of my responsibilities for archaeological conservation both generally and in relation to the south eastern motorway development. A strategy for investigating and conserving the archaeology of the Carrickmines site was approved by the environmental impact assessment for the south eastern motorway. This process has involved widespread public consultation of interested parties, including Dúchas, the heritage service and An Taisce.