Seanad debates
Wednesday, 7 May 2003
Order of Business.
Since we were last here the Government announced the disbandment of Duchás, a decision with which I heartily concur. Embodied in that decision was the important transfer to the Office of Public Works of responsibility for the built heritage. Reading the Government statement, one would assume – I would like to think it was the Government's intention – that responsibility for the entire built heritage would transfer to the Office of Public Works. It would be invidious if that was not the case – in fact, it would be crazy if there was a division in the presentation to the public of our built heritage. I say this because of something which I think is a little more than a rumour and on which the House might unite. An important heritage property in my county and another in County Donegal are, for some inexplicable reason, to be excluded.
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