71. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why a 3,000 year old Bronze Age timber roadway at Mayne Bog in Coole in County Westmeath was completely destroyed in June 2015; why the recommendation of the National Monuments Service, which examined this site in 2006 and advised further archaeological work, was not acted upon; why no attempt was made to legally protect this site, despite her Department being aware of its significance for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43488/15]

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71. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why a 3,000 year old Bronze Age timber roadway at Mayne Bog in Coole in County Westmeath was completely destroyed in June 2015; why the recommendation of the National Monuments Service, which examined this site in 2006 and advised further archaeological work, was not acted upon; why no attempt was made to legally protect this site, despite her Department being aware of its significance for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43488/15]

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