Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. In Ballina, there is a cromlech that the OPW has surrounded and to which it has given fantastic support and promotion. It has the signage and sympathetic infrastructure around it highlighting just how important it is. It is very important to Peter Kavanagh and the Chapelizod historical society that that is considered. I know that Peter has submitted photographs of the site in Ballina, County Mayo to the officials in order to say that this is what this should look like. There is no point talking about signage or commemorating the cromlech in the Phoenix Park museum if the actual thing is left open to the possibility of damage by scramblers or by anything and everything, because it is an area of the park which is tempting for scramblers. It is possible that that is what caused the damage, although again, fingers are pointing elsewhere. It needs to be safeguarded. There is sufficient space around it for a sympathetic bank or wall - a grass-type arrangement - to cause an impediment for scramblers to come in on top of it. The OPW is fantastic, in that when it does this, it does it incredibly well. Lastly, while I know the Minister of State has a busy schedule, I would love him to come down and meet these people and see their sheer passion and commitment.