Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 312: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will include unmarked burial grounds outside the confines of established burial grounds in the existing record of monuments and places established under section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, which would accord unmarked burial grounds a legal designation and ensure they are protected in county development plans, in view of the fact that a new version of the record of monuments is proposed. [25004/11]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The National Monuments Service of my Department records all pre-1700 AD burial places as monuments, either as 'Graveyard' where associated with a church, or, as 'Burial ground', for those that are not associated with a church. My Department is currently examining the recording of post-1700 AD monuments with a view to formulating policy and criteria for including them in a revised and updated Record of Monuments. The objective of the review is to achieve a standard approach nationally that will ensure that all elements of the built heritage continue to be adequately protected.