I want to raise the issue of the Rock of Cashel, in my town. It attracts just under 400,000 visitors every year, but locals and tourists have complained about foliage, weeds and so on growing at a height which are not accessible from ground level. This vegetation can be seen from a distance and takes from the look of the site. We hope to get it on the list of UNESCO sites in the next couple of years. The OPW has spent €336,000 on a bicycle shed. Perhaps some of that money could be redirected so that we can get the Rock of Cashel looking the way it should. Can the Minister instruct or ask the OPW to address this as soon as possible?

I thank the Deputy. Given that I do not have the information on a wastewater treatment plant, I hope the Deputy will forgive me if I cannot tell him the status of the weeds around the Rock of Cashel. I also know it is an important tourist and community asset. It is important and valued by the Deputy's constituents and I am sure he wants it to be looked after in the way it deserves. I will of course raise this issue with the OPW. The OPW does a very good job looking after properties and State facilities, whether that is Farmleigh, Cashel or Kilkenny Castle. I am sure it would not want the appearance of the rock to be less than it should be. I will of course pass that issue on.