Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to move forward accessibility issues for the public to OPW-run Moyne Abbey, Ballina, County Mayo given that the OPW can only advise on access for OPW staff and not on public access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63465/21]

Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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National Monuments in my ownership or guardianship and managed by the Office of Public Works are, for the most part, accessible to the public, or where surrounded by privately owned land, accessible under local arrangements. Some monuments acquired in the past do not have a public right of way, but it is my Department's intention to acquire such rights, where possible, and with the agreement of landowners.

In relation to Moyne Abbey, my Department is aware of the issues around accessibility to the site, and will continue to work with the OPW, the Local Authority and local landowners to explore future access.