Perhaps the Minister could clarify this matter for me. I have been told Dunrally Fort has a fort with an outer ring — it can sometimes be referred to as a citadel. I am also told that the inner fort is protected but the outer citadel has not yet been given State protection. Does the Minister believe that such protection should be given, as I believe it should, and does he have any information from the Office of Public Works with regard to such protection?
Does the Minister believe there is a likelihood of any trial excavation? This can be done, as I am sure the Minister is aware, through a non-disturbance survey or by digging trial trenches across the ditches. I am told this would help to date the fort and would confirm the views expressed.
Could the discovery programme be implemented in this case? The personnel involved in the programme are moving onto another period and perhaps it would be an opportunity for the discovery programme to look into this particular fort.