Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups
12:40 pm
Dr. Seán Healy:
The Opera House has not nearly as much as this. The Luas practically passes the door of the Custom House. The DART railway station is across the road from it. Busáras is there and the city centre is very close. All the other public services including sewerage and water services are supplied. Therefore a considerable amount of tax money went into the development of that property. What does someone living close to Mullaghanish near Ballyvourney have? The State does not supply water there. Although there might be electricity, there is no public transport - there might be a bus once a day but people need to get themselves down to the village. With all the supports and taxpayer investment that has gone into it, that part of Dublin 1 is obviously quite different from a rural place that has had very little investment. The one condition we have on it is obviously-----
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