Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am glad the Senator has clarified that in his response. His point in relation to signage is important and I do not want to take away from that. The fact that signage needs to be clear and well understood was touched on by many Senators earlier, but of course the issue of open private land, which Senator Barrett touched on, is of particular significance. Local authorities, as we are all aware, have lots of different things that they are trying to do well at the moment; they have many competing demands. The local authorities do have expertise built up in terms of how to publicly communicate what they are asking people to do in land that they own through signage and so on. We need to ensure that people who are operating open private land are clear about what their responsibilities are. Senator Norris questioned what this open private land could be - could it be a forest? The answer, as Senator Barrett has said, is that it is mainly shopping centres, apartment complexes and other privately owned land.