Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 40, line 34, to delete "and".

Amendment No. 12 is a technical amendment to make the text of the Bill grammatically consistent in the event that either amendment No. 13 or amendment No. 14 is accepted. Amendment No. 13 seeks to insert a requirement in section 17(5) that where the Minister is minded to take action which would cause a registered monument to cease to be a registered monument the Minister would be required to consult with the National Museum of Ireland. This amendment is relatively simple but it would be of major value to the legal process in the context of the protection of our archaeological heritage.

Amendment No. 14 seeks to insert a requirement in section 17(5) that were the Minister of the day minded to take an action that would cause a registered monument to cease to be a registered monument, he or she would be required to consult with An Taisce. We know that An Taisce will be a prescribed body anyway. As with amendment No. 13, the change proposed is minor but it would be of enormous benefit in terms of ensuring there is appropriate oversight in this regard.