James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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1039. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Bronze Age walkway in Mayne bog, County Westmeath, was not listed by the Irish monuments service when it was notified; if it will now be listed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49606/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Archaeological monuments that are newly discovered in the course of development related investigations are added to the Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) by my Department’s National Monuments Service on an ongoing basis. The toghers - or bog trackways - discovered in this case on a privately-owned and operated peat extraction site have been included in the SMR as part of that process. My Department has also funded a partial excavation at the site to create a record and description of the find.

Discussions have recently taken place between my Department and representatives of the site owners in relation to appropriate mitigation measures to be taken regarding the archaeological features present in this case.