John Gilroy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

We are very good in this country at paying lip-service to a great number of things. One of these issues is our national monuments. There is plenty of talk about all we are doing to preserve and conserve literally tens of thousands of national monuments across the country. One sign of neglect, however, is the lack of progress on the new national monuments Bill which has been on the Order of Paper for a number of years with no sign of progress being made towards putting it on the Statute Book. I ask the Leader to ascertain the status of the long overdue, long-awaited and eagerly anticipated national monuments Bill and how we might be able to ensure its progression through the House.