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Pictured at the launch of the Heritage Council Landscape policy document are Michael Starrett, Chief Executive, Ruth Delany, Council Member and Professor Willie Smyth, Council Member. The launch took place in the Harbour Master Restaurant in Dublin’s IFSC district. Policy Paper on Ireland’s Landscape On July 9th 2002 Council launched its Policy Paper on Ireland’s Landscape entitled ‘Towards Integrated policies for Ireland’s Landscape’ in the Harbour Master Bar, Dublin. The report emphasises the need to look at landscape in its entirety, not at pockets of it and likewise, the need to change from the compartmentalised way we treat our landscape. There is a need to bring all interests together in an integrated approach that considers all elements of the landscape. The report calls for a different way of looking at protecting our landscapes. The traditional way has been to designate certain areas within a landscape – those of particular beauty or archaeological significance, but this is seen as too restrictive. The Council points out there is legislation to protect our landscapes, but the report warns that lack of resources is making this legislation ineffective. A Policy Framework for the Museum Sector The Council submitted a prepublication copy of its policy document for the Museum Sector to the Minister in November 2002. The essence of the Framework is the establishment of a Standard and Accreditation Scheme and a Training Strategy for the sector. In line with Action 59 in the National Heritage Plan the proposal seeks examination "of the feasibility of establishing an independent Museum Council to provide support for museums not centrally funded by the state". The Heritage Council
efers in its document to a Museums Agency with clear articulation of its role vis a vis the Heritage Council itself. The Policy document will be published in 2003. The importance of this proposal to the Local Authority museums is paramount in establishing vision and purpose to guide development in to the future. The definition of museum used in the policy framework allows however the widest possible participation in the process. Report on Human Remains in Irish Archaeology The 1990s witnessed a three-fold increase in the number of excavations on burial sites in Ireland, resulting from conservation works to historic churches, urban renewal works in the form of housing or retail developments, and infrastructure developments in the form of road-building and main drainage schemes. In addition, disused churches and their burial grounds – especially Church of Ireland buildings – are being re-developed for other purposes in increasing numbers. In order to assess the implications of this a study on all aspects of human remains in Irish Archaeology was commissioned by the Heritage Council in March 1999. This was conducted by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) with the Law Department, University College Cork. The study was wide-ranging and consultative, taking full account of the law, planning and development issues, public feeling and the aspirations of the archaeological community. A first full draft was completed early in 2000 and was subsequently widely reviewed. The results and recommendations of this report should be considered in drafting future policy recommendations in this area. Overall, where the archaeology of human remains is concerned, a sea change in attitude, practice and policy is needed. A wide range of measures would be required to bring this in to being. These would address planning procedures and public consultations, site identification and testing, and design solutions for avoidance or mitigation. These measures are wholly justified by the special consideration due to human remains, by the unusual degree of public feeling which can be aroused by the excavation and disposal of human remains, and by the unusually high costs and delays to development which can often arise.
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