Seanad debates

Thursday, 14 January 2016

Commencement Matters

Archaeological Sites

10:30 am

Photo of Susan O'KeeffeSusan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. He has rightly pointed to the great and extraordinary variation and richness of the built heritage in County Sligo. While I appreciate it is the responsibility of Sligo County Council and that the Department does not have the resources to take on additional sites at this time what is the criteria for such a site to be taken on by the Department? Is it about scale? He mentioned Knocknarea and Carrowmore, the two large sites. Is it when a local authority says it cannot take care of it or when the Department deems it ought to be because it is more important than something else? That is the issue I am not clear about. Should I seek further clarification from the Department as to what point something is handed over to the Department and is no longer in the care of the local authority?

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