Vol. 515 No. 5
88 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the information available in view of recent and ongoing excavations of medieval and other archaeological sites in Dublin; the likely developments of these sites in the foreseeable future; the availability to the public; the consideration of official public tours of these sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6453/00]
Temple Bar properties under licence from my Department has recently carried out a number of archaeological excavations in particular in the western sector of their area. It has produced a series of summary reports on the results of their excavations entitled Archaeology in Temple Bar. The Deputy may be aware that many artefacts from these recent excavations are included in a permanent exhibition of findings from the Viking period in the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street. Research findings and artefacts from earlier and later excavations are on display in Dublinia and the Viking Adventure Centre run by Dublin Tourism, in association with the National Museum of Ireland. The likely developments of these sites in the future and the matter of public tours are primarily matters for consideration by the developer and the local authority.
Summary accounts of all licensed archaeological excavations can be found in the excavations bulletin series, which have been funded by my Department. These publications edited by Isabel Bennett and published by Wordwell Limited are available from all good booksellers.
