Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2004
381 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has given consent, under section 14 of the National Monuments Act, for the excavation at the Hill of Tara, due to the M3 motorway. [15223/04]
View answerNo proposal for such a consent has been made in connection with the M3 motorway project.
382 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he can provide preliminary results of the test trenching currently under way in the Tara Skryne Valley, including the number of sites found and their composition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15224/04]
View answerTest trenching in the Tara Skryne Valley is still in progress in connection with the Dunshaughlin-Navan section of the M3 project. An interim report has been submitted to my Department which, on a preliminary basis, identifies some 28 potential archaeological sites. These range from possible 19th century house foundations to medieval sites and prehistoric ones such as burnt stone spreads. More detailed information will be available on submission of the field reports and testing reports, which are expected in July 2004.
