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Tue 11 Nov 2004Tara route 'bordering on vandalism' - HaugheyThe new chairman of the Oireachtas Environment Committee, Mr Seán Haughey, has said that plans to route the M3 motorway through the Tara/Skryne valley in Co Meath was "bordering on vandalism" against one of the most important historic sites in the country.The Fianna Fáil TD, who was appointed to head the committee last week, has said he believed the road should be rerouted, and that he planned to visit the site along with members of the committee next month.