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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Urban Archaeology Study. Portion surveyed under the joint study
Summary
Desmond asked what portion of the walled city had been surveyed. Tunney referred again to completed excavations and said qualified staff were occupied with other work; members objected that this meant little or nothing had been done.
Excavations have already been completed in the areas I have referred to. Surely Deputy Desmond is not indicating that we should have a work study carried out on the area which has already been excavated?
Comment on this
I have indicated to Deputy Bruton that because people who are qualified to do this work are already engaged in excavations and other matters which are regarded as being more important at the moment he cannot expect them——